Solar plane makes 2nd attempt in Morocco flight, will solar power win over the Koch Brother's agenda to poison the earth?
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tdterry1999 2012/06/21 17:53:19
Wait a minute,didn't somebody just do that......Oh yea...
I'm very angry the door has been slammed on the discussion of the problem of overpopulation.
That is the only thing that will change our planet for the better.
I'm a "child of the 70's". I always have been and always will be.
How are you going to help the problem?
You're worried about depopulation but you got to live your life.
The theory that there isn't enough for everybody, is a lie...
We mustn't forget hycraulic power (namely dams), tidal power, geothermic power, wind generated power, the recovery of power from production plants and incinerators, for instance, specially conceived equipment and rooms for sports, recovering the power from movements and body temperature, other energy saving technologies in diverse sectors, biogas and also hydrogen to replace oil in the transport sector, and there are many more.
Programmes and projects with increasingly sophisticated prototypes and means are running nearly everywhere in the world. They are driving toward improved efficacy and miniaturisation of energy procucing equipments and instruments.
A great hooray on Bertrand Piccard and all his colleagues!
The first solar cell was built in 1883. In the 129 years since, they have tried dozens of different materials and designs and they are STILL decades away from anything that is powerful and AFFORDABLE. Any action by the oil companies to suppress solar energy in the 70's has been canceled out by the hundreds of millions of our tax dollars that the government has pumped into their research in the last 30 years.
Not to mention that any solar solution requires rechargeable batteries for storage. Guess what? Most of the minerals that are used to make the batteries are NOT plentiful in the US. So you're trading one non-renewable resource that we don't have much of (oil) for ANOTHER non-renewable resource that we don't have much of (currently Lithium). Instead of selling our nation's soul to the Arabs, we'll be dealing with the Bolivians.
So this toy...
The first solar cell was built in 1883. In the 129 years since, they have tried dozens of different materials and designs and they are STILL decades away from anything that is powerful and AFFORDABLE. Any action by the oil companies to suppress solar energy in the 70's has been canceled out by the hundreds of millions of our tax dollars that the government has pumped into their research in the last 30 years.
Not to mention that any solar solution requires rechargeable batteries for storage. Guess what? Most of the minerals that are used to make the batteries are NOT plentiful in the US. So you're trading one non-renewable resource that we don't have much of (oil) for ANOTHER non-renewable resource that we don't have much of (currently Lithium). Instead of selling our nation's soul to the Arabs, we'll be dealing with the Bolivians.
So this toy plane is barely strong enough to carry one man 341 miles in 17 hours? That's a whopping 20 miles an hour. Looks like we won't be saying "bye-bye" to the Koch Brothers or the Arabs in our lifetimes.
Why are you using solar power?
Element Zero
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An element zero starship core in operation
Element Zero (Atomic Number 0, Chemical Symbol Ez), also known as 'eezo', is a rare material that, when subjected to an electrical current, releases dark energy which can be manipulated into a mass effect field, raising or lowering the mass of all objects within that field. A positive current increases mass, a negative current decreases it. This 'mass effect' is used in countless ways, from generating artificial gravity to manufacturing high-strength construction materials. It is most prominently used to enable faster-than-light space travel. When humans discovered the Prothean ruins on Mars, they also discovered refined element zero that the Protheans had left behind. It enabled research into FTL ship drives before the Charon Relay was discovered.
Eezo is generated when solid matter, such as a planet, is affected by the energy of a star going supernova. The material is common in the asteroid debris that orbits neutron stars and pulsars. These are dangerous places to mine, requiring extensive use of robotics, telepresence, and shielding to survive the intense radiation from the dead star. Only a few major corporations can afford the set-up costs required to work these primary sources. Some planets ha...
Element Zero
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An element zero starship core in operation
Element Zero (Atomic Number 0, Chemical Symbol Ez), also known as 'eezo', is a rare material that, when subjected to an electrical current, releases dark energy which can be manipulated into a mass effect field, raising or lowering the mass of all objects within that field. A positive current increases mass, a negative current decreases it. This 'mass effect' is used in countless ways, from generating artificial gravity to manufacturing high-strength construction materials. It is most prominently used to enable faster-than-light space travel. When humans discovered the Prothean ruins on Mars, they also discovered refined element zero that the Protheans had left behind. It enabled research into FTL ship drives before the Charon Relay was discovered.
Eezo is generated when solid matter, such as a planet, is affected by the energy of a star going supernova. The material is common in the asteroid debris that orbits neutron stars and pulsars. These are dangerous places to mine, requiring extensive use of robotics, telepresence, and shielding to survive the intense radiation from the dead star. Only a few major corporations can afford the set-up costs required to work these primary sources. Some planets have small eezo deposits or coalesced around a larger deposit during their formation. While these secondary sources are safer to mine, the yield from the ore is not as large. There are rumours that the Nemean Abyss has particularly rich eezo deposits.
Dust-form element zero is often released after engine accidents. It is used by many species to influence or strengthen the presence of biotics. If a child is exposed to dust-form element zero in utero, due to its mutagenic effects, there is a small chance they can develop eezo nodules throughout their nervous system that react to electrical stimuli from the brain. This allows them to use biotic abilities, but many exposures have no effect, or result in terminal cancer. There is some question about just how 'accidental' some of those initial exposures were, after the link between eezo and biotics was established.
Element zero forms the basis of many advanced medicines throughout Citadel space. The biotic drug 'red sand' allegedly has element zero as its base — according to urban legend, it was created by criminal triads on Mars from the eezo samples recovered there. The SSV Normandy's massive Tantalus drive core cost 120 billion credits because of the amount of element zero needed to power the stealth system.
Having an Atomic Number of 0 is quite possible, but it also means the absence of an element (simplified). So there is nothing to play with at all no matter whatsoever never mind it being Dark Matter/Energy or whatever the hell you want to call it. We find element 0 quite a lot in vacuums.
Go to your physics classes in future.
E = M*C^2 and as yet nothing not even the theories of Dark Matter contradict this.
Solar cells have been first used industrially since the 1950's in a much harsher environment than anything on earth.
Perhaps you're confused?