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Egyptian teen invents spacecraft propulsion
system
Thursday May 24, 2012 08:11:57 PM,
IANS
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London: A 19-year-old
Egyptian university student has invented a futuristic propulsion
system for spacecraft.
The invention "leapfrogs" NASA research, and uses a hi-tech
quantum effect to drive satellites through space, rather than
ordinary rocket engines.
Aisha Mustafa's invention generates energy using the Casimir-Polder
force, an obscure quantum effect using two surfaces and objects in
a vacuum, Daily Mail reported Wednesday.
The force is described as an "invisible rubber band" between bulky
objects and atoms that arises from the ever-present random
fluctuation of microscopic electric fields in empty space.
The fluctuations get stronger near a surface, and an isolated
neutral atom nearby feels the force as a "pull".
Instead of using nuclear reactors or jets, Mustafa's satellites
could generate drive using the panels, the Mail added.
NASA had researched a similar idea using the Casimir-Polder force.
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