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Has any independent laboratory confirmed this effect and published on it in a peer-reviewed journal?
by idlewords 11y ago
Has any independent laboratory confirmed this effect and published on it in a peer-reviewed journal?
- tlarkworthy 11y ago"Roger Shawyer is encouraged by Tajmar's work, which he says validates his own theoretical predictions as well as his experimental results. Shawyer has often been dismissed because of his own lack of peer-reviewed scientific publications. That looks to be changing very soon; a paper Shawyer presented at the International Astronautical Conference in Toronto in 2014 is in the final stages for peer-review for publication. This describes an advanced EmDrive-powered spaceplane."
- idlewords 11y agoYou're referring to an unpublished paper by the author, which appears to be a design for a space vehicle. I asked about independent tests of the claimed effect.
- tlarkworthy 11y agoIf the answer was yes, that paragraph would not be there.
- gilgoomesh 11y agoNot exactly a journal but NASA reproduced the Cannae and EmDrive style devices and documented it: http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20140006052 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20140006052 Turning 17 watts of microwave power into 40-91 micronewtons of thrust isn't exactly stunning, though.
- idlewords 11y agoAnother data point: my kitchen microwave has been getting 32 millimeters to the hot pocket.
- baq 11y agofrom the wikipedia ion thruster article: > Ion thrusters have an input power spanning 1–7 kilowatts, exhaust velocity 20–50 kilometers per second, thrust 20–250 millinewtons and efficiency 60–80%.[1][2] 3 orders of magnitude less thrust than for not needing to accelerate any fuel all the way into orbit? i'll tell you space companies will send trucks full of money to anyone who can make a reliable one.