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Plasma-Powered Hovercraft Patent

The patent shown is for an aircraft to be powered off the ground using a plasma technology. Subrata Roy, a University of Florida aerospace engineer, proposes the existing technique of passing a magnetic wave through a conducting fluid can produce a force strong enough to lift an aircraft off the ground. Granted, the example in the patent is only 15 cm, and attempts by others haven't gone particularly well. But with phrases like magnetohydrodynamics being thrown around, I keep flashing back to the space travel scene in Contact and getting excited. Subrata Roy must be a poet. [WIPO via Ubergizmo]

7:30 PM on Fri May 9 2008
By Adrian Covert
5,855 views, 4 comments

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US Military Ready to Use UFOs, Cylons To Come Next

No, this is not an early April Fool. Neither does it come with tiny green men inside, nor does it play synth music for the enjoyment of François Truffaut and Richard Dreyfuss. This is the GFS which, believe it or not, stands for Geoff's Flying Saucer, a floating mini-vessel that uses the Coanda effect to move in the air. More »

7:14 AM on Fri Mar 30 2007
By www.gizmodo.com
1,177 views, 22 comments