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THE " TOLD YOU SO " UPDATE -- Nostradamus re :
Jihad
NEO-Keshe Plasma Reactor Generator
Michael TRIANTAFYLLOU, et al. : Octopus
Propulsion
Sung Kwon CHO : Meniscus Propulsion
David SINCLAIR, et al. : Sirtuins vs
Ageing
Copper vs MRSA
Shell Oil Scientist Admits 1,000 mpg
Barrier Broken in 70s !
Male Circumcision Alters the Brains
of Its Victims
Glycine Pills to keep you Warm
Steve HENGSPERGER : Ozone Water Treatment
Geoff HATTON : Coanda Effect
Aircraft
Andre LAMSTAES, et al. : eCube
Refrigerator Control
Dr BAGNALL : Nano Metamaterial
Anti-Semitic Light Polarizer
Vicki COLVIN, et al. : Nano-Rust Water
Purification
Thomas ROSS : Twin-Gear Bicycle
Alan LEVINE, et al. : Tire Recycling
Ganapathiraman RAMANATH, et al. :
Nano-SuperGlue
IAUS : Fresnel Lens Solar Panels
Neldon JOHNSON : Flash-Steam
Bladeless Turbine
Frank GERMANO : Bladeless Turbine
MICROLON Engine Metal Treatment
Nanoptek : Nano-Titania Solar
Electrolysis
Video : The Golden Web
100 University Libraries Online
Moo-Tinkle vs Cancer
Coal Ash Chemtrails
GDAS Technologies :
Water-Powered Generator
Flow Boiler Electrical Cogeneration
Hempcrete & Hemp Adobe
Larry FULLERTON, et. al. :
Programable Magnets
Randy ZIESENIS : Water-Charging
Machine
Rainmaker Water Treatment
GlassesOff Vision Training
Milan JECKLE :
Ultraviolet Fish / Bird Lure
Diary of a Plagiarist :
Smoking Crack with Ptoee the Pleiadian
Welcome Back to Medieval Dark Ages
Dmitry ORLOV : Extinct — Extincter —
Extinctest
Images, Graphics, Pictures, Photos &
Illustrations
THE " TOLD YOU SO "
NEWS UPDATE --
Nostradamus re : Jihad
Excerpt :
Wreck for the fleet near the Adriatic Sea:
The land trembles stirred up upon the air
placed on land:
Egypt trembles Mahometan augment,
The Herald surrenders himself, to cry is
commissioned. (C.2:86)
Nostradamus has predicted a great naval battle in the Adriatic
Sea. Line two indicates an earthquake. Egypt is threatened by
Muslims, as also is prophesied in line 3 of C.5:27 ("to
tremble Pharos") and in the following quatrain. Line 4
suggests that a new prophet will arise, or that a diplomat or
religious leader will taken hostage.
The Arab prince Mars, Sun, Venus, Lion
The reign of the Church will succumb to the
sea
Toward Persia well near a million
Byzantium, Egypt will resist the
temptation. (C.5:25)
Mars, Sol and Venus conjoin in Leo in August 2015,
and in August 2019.
One whom the gods of infernal Hannibal
Will bear to be reborn, terror of humans
Never more of horror nor worse days
In the past than will come by Babel to
Romans. (C.2:30)
The ancient Carthaginian conqueror Hannibal will reincarnate
and attack Rome again. Carthage in North Africa was founded by
the Phoenicians. This suggests that Libya (Carthage) will
attack Italy first. Babel (line 4) is now Iraq; apparently
Libya and Iraq will join forces under the aegis of ISIS, the
CIA-Mossad-MI6 proxy army.
How many times will you be taken, Solar
City.
Changing the Barbarian and vain laws,
Your end approaches: you will be more
tributary,
The great Adria will recover through your
veins. (C.1:8)
The "Solar City" probably is Rome, since it is mentioned in
relation to "the great Adria" (Adriatic Sea).
From the Orient will come the Punic heart
To vex Adria and the heirs of Romulus,
Accompanied by the Libyan fleet
Malta to tremble and nearby islands empty.
(C.1:9)
"The Punic heart" refers to the Carthaginian Hannibal of
C.2:30, attacking Italy ("the heirs of Romulus") with the
Libyan fleet in the Adriatic Sea. Italy will be invaded by sea
(C. 2: 43). The islands of the Mediterranean Sea will be
pillaged:
Naples, Palermo, and all Sicily
The entire coast will remain desolated:
There will remain no suburb, city or town
Not pillaged and robbed by the Barbarians.
(C.7:6)
The chief of Persia will occupy great
Olchades
The trireme fleet against the Mahometan
people
From Parthia, and Media: and the Cyclades
pillaged:
Long rest at the Ionian port. (C.3:64)
The Muslims will invade southwest Spain (Olchades). The
Cyclades are islands in the Aegean Sea. Parthia and Media were
located in what is now Iran. "The Ionian port" is either
Venice or Trieste.
From Monaco to near Sicily
The entire coast will remain desolated:
There will remain no suburb, city or town
Not pillaged and robbed by the Barbarians.
(C.2:4)
The legion in the marine fleet
Will burn lime, lodestone, sulfur and
pitch:
The long rest in the secure place:
Port Selyn and Monaco, fire will consume
them. (C.4:23)
Greater calamity of blood and famine,
Seven times it approaches the marine shore:
Monaco from hunger, place captured,
captivity,
The great one led crunched in an iron cage.
(C.3:10)
These quatrains are reasonably clear, spelling doom for the
inhabitants of the Mediterranean coast of Europe. A ruler or
military commander will be captured and put in a cage or
armored vehicle. ISIS is fond of cages, as shown in their
propaganda videos.
In the country of Arabia Felix
There will be born one powerful in the law
of Mahomet
To vex Spain, to conquer Granada,
And more by sea against the Ligurian
people. (C.5:55)
Arabia Felix is the area between Yemen and Aden. Liguria is
now Genoa, Italy.
The year that Saturn and Mars are equally
fiery
The air hot, dry, long trajectory
From secret fire, the great heat burns the
place to ashes
Little rain, hot, arid, wars, incursions.
(C.4:67)
The strange nation will divide spoils,
Saturn in Mars his aspect furious:
Horrible slaughter of Tuscans and Latins,
Greeks, who will desire to strike. (C.1:83)
This quatrain repeats the schedule of C.4:67 above. "The
strange nation" ( the new Muslim Caliphate ) will pillage and
slaughter the Italians and Greeks, who will continue to resist
the invaders. The French too will be attacked by the
Muslims. "Saturn in Mars" is meaningless per se, unless
a conjunction is meant. Both planets will be in Leo in the summer
of 2019 and 2023. Nostradamus repeatedly warned the
French navy not to overextend itself in the Mediterranean Sea,
but the advice will be ignored:
If France you pass beyond the Ligurian Sea,
You will see yourself in the isles and seas
enclosed:
Mahomet contrary, more so the Adriatic Sea:
Of horses and asses you will gnaw the
bones. (C.3:23)
Gallic fleet, do not approach Corsica,
Less Sardinia, you will repent of it:
Every single one will die frustrated of the
end of the cape:
You will swim in blood: captive you will
not believe me. (C.3:87)
The great Satyr and Tiger of Hyrcania
Gift presented to those of the Ocean:
A chief of the fleet will come from
Carmania
Who will take land at Tyrren Phocaean.
(C.3:90)
In this quatrain, a naval commander who hails from Hyrcania
(now part of Iran) will attack Marseilles ("Tyrren Phocaean").
These quatrains may have been fulfilled in 1655, when the
French fleet was sunk in the Gulf of Lyon, or in 1940 when the
British navy destroyed the French fleet off the coast of
Algiers.
Because of Gallic discord and negligence
A passage will be open to Mahomet
Blood soaks the land and sea of Senois
The Phoenician port covered with sails and
ships. (C.1:18)
"The Phoenician port" is Marseilles, where the Muslims will
enter France, which will be weakened by subversive immigrants
and civil disorder, and will be unable to repel the invaders.
The Senois (line 3) are the Senons, an ancient Gallic tribe.
Venice will be captured.
France because of Negligence assailed on
five sides,
Tunis, Algiers stirred up by Persians:
Leon, Seville, Barcelona having failed,
For the Venetians there will be no fleet.
(C.1:73)
The inhabitants of Marseilles completely
changed,
Flight and pursuit up to near Lyon,
Narbonne, Toulouse wronged by Bordeaux
Killed and captive nearly a million.
(C.1:72)
According to the apparent interpretation of these clear
visions, the Muslims will penetrate deep into France. Nearly a
million persons will be killed or captured as they flee or
fight. See also C.1:92.
&c... ad nauseum ... And now
:
www.dailymail.co.uk
2015-02-19
ISIS threatens to send 500,000
migrants to Europe as a ’psychological weapon'
in chilling echo of Gaddafi's prophecy that the
Mediterranean ’will become a sea of chaos’
by
Hannah Roberts
Comment: Be aware that it's become clear that ISIS is supported,
supplied and funded by AIPAC - who is ran by the US/Israel as well
as the other powers that seeks to create the chaos that we are now
seeing. This manufactured threat has real life consequences, such
as what will come from tens of thousands of migrants seeking to
get into Italy and other European countries.
ISIS has threatened to flood Europe with half a million migrants
from Libya in a 'psychological' attack against the West, it was
claimed today.
Transcripts of telephone intercepts published in Italy claim to
provide evidence that ISIS is threatening to send 500,000 migrants
simultaneously out to sea in hundreds of boats in a 'psychological
weapon' against Europe if there is military intervention against
them in Libya.
Many would be at risk of drowning with rescue services unable to
cope. But authorities fear that if numbers on this scale arrived,
European cities could witness riots.
Separately, the militants hope to cement their control of Libya
then cross the Mediterranean disguised as refugees, according to
letters seen by Quilliam the anti-terror group, reported by the
Telegraph.
Italian Minister for the Interior Angelino Alfano said on Monday
that Libya was the 'absolute priority' and insisted there was 'not
a minute to lose' for the international community.
He said: 'If the militias of the Caliphate advance faster than the
decisions of the international community how can we put out the
fire in Libya and stem the migration flows? We are at risk of an
exodus without precedent.'
More than 170,000 migrants arrived in Italy by boat last year.
Since last Friday almost 4,000 have been rescued.
The spread of militancy across Libya was predicted by the
country's deceased leader Muammar Gaddafi, who warned the
Mediterranean would become 'a sea of chaos'.
ISIS had not yet made frightening inroads into Libya when he made
this chilling prophecy during his last interview in March 2011.
But the Arab Spring uprising that year sparked a civil war in
Libya and opposition forces - backed by NATO - deposed Gaddafi in
violent coup just five months after his ominous prediction.
In October 2011, forces loyal to the country's transitional
government found the ousted leader hiding in a culvert in Sirte
and killed him.
Four years later, Islamic State kidnapped 21 Egyptian Coptic
Christians in Sirte - Gaddafi's birthplace - before releasing
gruesome footage of their beheading on the shores of the
Mediterranean, just 220 miles south of Italy. In it the terrorists
warned that they 'will conquer Rome'.
In response, Italian security chiefs have approved plans to put
4,800 soldiers on the country's streets to help prevent terrorist
attacks.
The statement from the Interior Ministry said they would guard
'sensitive sites' until at least June and reports claim 500 will
be deployed in Rome - where soldiers are already guarding
diplomatic residences, synagogues and Jewish schools.
The troops are also expected to be deployed at tourist venues such
as archaeological sites and monuments.
A treaty between Gaddafi and the Italian premier provided for
joint boat patrols which curtailed the departure of migrant boats
from Libya.
But, as the Libyan despot predicted back in 2011, if the Gaddafis
were brought down, Islamists would exploit the power vacuum.
Still holding court in a Bedoin tent while holed up in the
fortified citadel of Bab Al Azizya, Gaddafi warned: 'If, instead
of a stable government that guarantees security, these militias
linked to Bin Laden take control, the Africans will move en mass
towards Europe.'
He added: 'The Mediterranean will become a sea of chaos.'
That very sea ran red with blood when Islamic State brutally
executed 21 Egyptian Christians on its shores.
The accompanying video, released on Sunday, showed the men dressed
in orange jumpsuits and shackled - kneeling in the sand before the
militants slit their throats and watched them bleed to death.
Egypt retaliated furiously by launching coordinated airstrikes on
ISIS targets in Libya.
The European powers were putting their own security at risk by
helping the rebels, Gaddafi pointed out.
He told Il Giornale, the Italian newspaper owned by his former
friend Silvio Berlusconi he was saddened by the attitude of his
friend. They no longer spoke.
'I am shocked at the attitude of my European friends. They have
endangered and damaged a series of great security treaties in
their own interest.'
Without his harsh, but effective, regime, the entire North African
Mahgreb 'would become another Gaza,' he claimed.
Overrun: The majority of Libya's coastal cities have surrendered
control to Islamic State and other rebel extremist groups created
to oppose the NATO-led invasion which removed Gaddafi from power
The telephone transcripts, seen by Il Messaggero newspaper claimed
to provide evidence 'that IS will use the migrants as a
"psychological weapon" against countries that say they want to
intervene in Libya, in particular, against Italy.'
'As soon as our country mentioned armed intervention on Libya the
jihadists suggested they let drift, bound for Italy, hundreds of
boats full of migrants. The figure discussed is five hundred
thousand, most of the 700,000 that are on the coast waiting to
board,' the newspaper reported.
Following the dire threat Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi
immediately backtracked from his government's previous rhetoric
saying that 'it was not the time for military intervention'.
Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said this morning that Italy does
not want to embark on 'adventures, never mind Crusades' in Libya.
But former President Giorgio Napolitano said that the 'biggest
error' in the post-Gaddafi's period was the European Unions 'lack
of involvement' in the country.
Meanwhile following direct threats on Rome, the commander of
Vatican City's 110-man Swiss Guard said his forces are ready to
defend Pope Francis if ISIS attempt a strike .
Colonel Christoph Graf said 'Following the terrorists' threats,
we're asking the guards to be more attentive and observe peoples'
movements closely. If something happens we're ready, as are the
men of the Gendarmerie.'
NEO-Keshe Plasma Reactor Generator
From: Jerry Decker <jdecker@keelynet.com>
Subject: headsup! - NEO Keshe generators for sale
Date: Feb 23, 2015
Hola Folks!
You might want to check into this;
NEO Keshe based plasma reactor generator;
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/KeelyNet_Interact/conversations/messages/2220
NEO main page;
http://neo.sx/index-neo3.html
The NEO device is based on the Keshe plasma reaction patents you
can download at;
http://neo.sx/patentes-neo.html
Claimed to last 35 years, power comes from 'the atmosphere' with
no batteries or panels of any kind.
Claims to use the Keshe plasma reactor to capture 'radiant'
energy, the reason theirs works is the use an element that
deteriorates over time. no moving parts. Even when turned off, it
will produce energy. The units can be parallel connected for more
power.
What makes them special is they claim to have a unique element
used in the reactor which decays over time but can be refurbished.
(This is kind of like LENR cold fusion claims where the materials
become corroded over time due to internal transmuatuions, thus
requiring replacement. Currently Rossi is claiming over 1MW of
heat tested over a one month period, yet they still aren't testing
them in the real world of homes or businesses. Piantelli has prior
patents and his group is working on 1kw, 5kw, 10kw, 20kw, 100kw
and higher models...much more logical)
3500 watts for 1.980 euros - $2,244.23 US Dollar
6500 watts for 2.860 euros - $3,241.67 US Dollar
CONDITIONS OF PURCHASE:
- The delivery of the order is 5-7 business days.
- The unit price includes shipping to the customer.
- The price include customs tax and administrative expenses in the
country of the customer.
- All units are guaranteed for 5 years against failure of
faricacion. In case of drive failure in warranty period is NEO who
is responsible for removing the unit and replace it with a new one
without any cost to the customer. Check warranty conditions here
For the purchase of 5 or more units will automatically apply the
discount wholesale 20%.
Telephone contacts;
Panamá - +507 8339964
México - +52 5585263329
USA - +1 7864058854
They accept visa, mastercard, american or bank withdrawal through
paypal and claim 100% guaranty.
Now both Paypal and these credit card companies allow you to
reverse charges for a fraudulent claim. We saw something similar
with the Canadian claim of a water generator where they too
accepted credit cards, but they seem to have fallen off the map.
So it would seem you are protected UNLESS there is some trick
description in the claims for what you are actually buying that
can be disputed for them to keep the money.
I've not been a Keshe fan from day one, but these guys seem to
have put a lot of time into this and claim working products
available within 2 weeks of purchase.
Maybe we could do a crowdfunding project to buy one and test it???
Or someone with extra bucks buy and test it and let us know.
At any rate, it is a most interesting claim with more details than
normal for such devices. Thanks to Michael J for sharing this.
Jerry @ Keelynet
Followup :
From: Jerry Decker <jdecker@keelynet.com>
Subject: Re: Headsup! - NEO Keshe generators for sale
Date: Feb 26, 2015
I've not found anyone who has bought one of the NEO devices or
gone through the buying process...I did find this on youtube;
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/KeelyNet_Interact/conversations/messages/2221
I did a search on youtube and found this video where the guy is
really pissed even though he hasn't bought one but is guessing as
to what is inside, saying it is a ripoff and more;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu7omTs10ak
but it doesn't look like he has actually purchased one that I can
tell. He postulates how they could trick people and explains his
version of how they would do it.
I see no changes on the NEO homepage;
http://neo.sx/index-neo3.html
You'd think their website would post testimonials to encourage
sales. Something fishy here.
Might be like that idiot Alek using ultracaps to hold charges and
claiming free energy and electric bikes that run forever,
etc...he's on some weird ego trip so I give him no oxygen.
Checkered past with claims and all...
NEO claims to use a special material (unspecified) for the plasma
electrode saying once you start the thing, it will generate power
continually even if you remove all loads and as a result of it
burning all the time, it will burn out in about 5 years at which
point you can refurbish it.
Sounds like every LENR project I've ever read...exotic
batteries...the transmutation that occurs from the heat generation
process pollutes the elements and 'electrolyte' over time so the
heat slowly dies.
However, you can refurbish it just we do with lead acid batteries.
Rossi makes these outrageous power claims of 1MW and more...lab
queens so far, not tested powering a house or business...but
Piantelli and his group claim the generators will be in the 100
watt to seven kilowatt range...much is way more rational and
comparing Piantellis granted patent to Rossis application and it
looks like a university professor compared to a plumber.
How many free energy claimants have you heard over the years
spouting super high power output using 18-26 gauge
wire...<lol>...like that idiot Don Smith who might be dead
by now.
And yet NONE of them can meet Hal Puthoffs' One Watt Challenge;
http://www.zpenergy.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1144
Just ONE WATT...surely they can scrape that out of their 100kw
free energy machine! But no, not to my knowledge.
Here is the Rossi and Piantelli info;
11/09/14 - European Patent Granted for Francesco Piantelli’s LENR
Process
http://www.keelynet.com/news/110914a.html
11/09/14 - Surprising Rossi (Industrial Heat) Patent Application:
COP 11!
http://www.keelynet.com/news/110914b.html
---
My point being that NEO appears like LENR becuase you can
REFURBISH the consumed electrode in the NEO unit...which makes
sense, burning matter
in another form than wood or gas...seems like there would be some
radiation associated with its operation.
But no one has a unit to test that I can find...it LOOKS like the
buyer is protected by using a credit card...if it doesn't work as
you were told, return it and file a charge reversal.
The water generator guy from Canada had a similar scheme but he
has gone off the map. George Wiseman sent a guy out to the guys
location and it was an empty building...
10/27/14 - Portable Generator Runs on Water!!
http://www.keelynet.com/news/102714a.html
and some history about the guys earlier failed venture;
11/03/14 - GDS Water Generator in Mexico
http://www.keelynet.com/news/110314b.html
But I think their contract might be tricked up so they can dispute
it and win to keep the money if you try to reverse the charges as
a defrauded or item misrepresented customer...
Here is one plasma reactor with no reference to Keshe;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It1rLHM9gOw
and this one;
Keshe plasma reactor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyNcXSL9D10
but I couldn't find any NEO youtubes.
Here is one on facebook for $257 and it says its NEO and produces
400w;
https://es-es.facebook.com/EnergiasLibresMdz/posts/498716383596286
Free Energy Mdz?
Posted July 19, 2014
Dollar Price: $ 257
NEO Energy Units
Energy NEO Units are small in size and appearance is practically
the same as a UPS, or common and similar in size UPS.
Our innovative system allows the sum of all units that have
connected. Each unit provides an output power of 400W, if required
4000W, simply interconnect 10 units each other.
HOW LONG DOES A GENERATOR?
All generators are NEO designer to provide energy continuously
guaranteed for 35 years.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE 35 YEARS pass?
Once this period of time has elapsed, the generator starts to
produce energy with very low power, then the generator must
recycle new one.
WHAT FUEL USED?
NEO Energy Generators are designed and manufactured to not need
fossil fuels of any kind.
WHERE DID TAKE THE POWER?
All generators extract energy from the atmosphere as does a solar
panel sun, but in the case of our generators, must not have
batteries or panels of any kind. You can view our website the
documentation section where you will find some of the patents that
NEO was inspired to make the generators.
HOW DOES INTERNALLY?
Our optimized system collects the abundant radiant energy from the
atmosphere and is excited the system using a plasma reactor also
NEO manufacturing. The ensemble performs the operation to capture
the radiant and is magnified by the reactor. The part or key
element of our system is the reactor and is the element that after
life deteriorates and disables the system.
IS THERE TO DO ANY INVESTMENT BUY AFTER THE GENERATOR?
When you buy a generator NEO should not perform any additional
investment if you want to install an electrician at home the cost
is extremely low, because the installation is very simple.
HOW MUCH DOES NOISE?
All NEO generators are soundproofed and the noise is very similar
to that can produce a new refrigerator.
GASES does it make?
By not consuming any fossil fuel no combustion occurs and
therefore there is no smoke and exhaust gases, so that you can
have the generator inside a home, that if, with ventilation to
capture the radiant energy atmosphere.
DOES THE GENERATOR VIBRA?
No, no moving parts inside no vibration occur.
WHAT HAS WARRANTY?
All NEO generators have 2 years warranty against manufacturing
defects Total. In case of problems with a unit under warranty our
after-sales service it is replaced free of charge and sent him to
the country where you made the purchase.
CAN PUT in the open?
Our generators can be installed on the outside and work without
problems in extreme weather conditions, withstanding rain or snow.
CAN CONNECT MORE OF A GENERATOR IN PARALLEL?
Yes, the XT102 Moledos can be interconnected to add the power of
all generators who wants to have connected simultaneously.
HOW IS IN OPERATION?
The entire range of Generators NEO have a button on and off. The
drive is manual, so if the user wishes not produce energy must
turn it off manually, it will continue producing energy while not
being exploited.
And this NEOTEC page from 2008 that appears to be a true atomic
reactor with a similar name;
http://www.neoteo.com/los-reactores-domesticos-a-la-venta-14057/
http://translate.google.com.mx/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.neoteo.com/los-reactores-domesticos-a-la-venta-14057/&prev=search
Our nuclear tower is the size of a residential jacuzzi, ie about
1.5 meters wide. Capable of generating 25 MWe, ie, enough to
supply a population of 20,000 households electricity. This
portable reactor is based on a new nuclear fission technology
patented by Otis Peterson, scientist Los Alamos National
Laboratory (ANLL) in 2003 and was later made ??available to
Hyperion Power Generation for manufacturing. It can be transported
by truck, plane or boat.
The reactor is interred at a considerable depth and does not emit
any gas harmful to the atmosphere and above all, no residual
radiation emitted. A nuclear reactor that does not generate
radiation ? That would be like saying a rain that wets or a tax
not bugs. It really seems a challenge but the company explains
claiming that they use a fuel that is unlike anything used in
nuclear weapons. This reactor consumes only a reactive uranium
enriched to 10% while that of military use is around 98%. They
also sell the completely sealed and ready to be buried caldera.
And if accidentally opened, the fuel will cool quickly without
harming anything that is outside. And the stack is able to
generate power without stopping for five years. Sounds good right?
The downside (as I said) is that the finished cell fission, leaves
a cake of radioactive material the size of an orange that to see
who is the handsome guard in his garden.
And where's the scoop? Well, they already have 3 factories
producing reactors by 2013 are expected to be 4,000 HPG but for
now have received a firm order for 100 units to a few industries
in remote areas. The device costs $ 25 million (20 million euros)
and considering that provides power to 20,000 homes a very
favorable monetary amount (about 1000 euros per household) is
obtained.
That's all I've been able to find so far...
Good luck!
Jerry @ Keelynet y mas (and more)
Michael TRIANTAFYLLOU, et al.
: Octopus Propulsion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05dVbuRiqvI
http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2015/Feb/15_21.shtml#.VNN7WXbIx3k
VIDEO : Balloon Rocket
***
http://www.southampton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2015/Feb/15_21.shtml#.VNN7WXbIx3k
05 February 2015
Octopus robot makes waves with
ultra-fast propulsion
Scientists have developed an octopus-like robot, which can zoom
through water with ultra-fast propulsion and acceleration never
before seen in man-made underwater vehicles.
Most fast aquatic animals are sleek and slender to help them move
easily through the water but cephalopods, such as the octopus, are
capable of high-speed escapes by filling their bodies with water
and then quickly expelling it to dart away.
Inspired by this, scientists from the University of Southampton,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Singapore-MIT
Alliance for Research and Technology built a deformable
octopus-like robot with a 3D printed skeleton with no moving parts
and no energy storage device other than a thin elastic outer hull.
The 30cm long self-propelling robot is inflated with water and
then rapidly deflates by shooting the water out through its base
to power its outstanding propulsion and acceleration, despite
starting from a non-streamlined shape. As the rocket contracts, it
can achieve more than 2.6 times the thrust of a rigid rocket doing
the same manoeuvre.
It works like blowing up a balloon and then releasing it to fly
around the room. However, the 3D printed polycarbonate skeleton
inside keeps the balloon tight and the final shape streamlined,
while fins on the back keep it going straight.
The robot is capable of accelerating up to ten body lengths in
less than a second. In recent laboratory tests, the robot
accelerated a one kilogram payload up to 6mph in less than a
second. This is comparable to a mini-cooper carrying an additional
350kg of weight (bringing the total weight of the car to 1,000kg)
accelerating from a standstill to 60mph in one second –
underwater.
This performance is unprecedented in man-made underwater vehicles.
Dr Gabriel Weymouth, Lecturer for the Southampton Marine and
Maritime Institute at the University of Southampton and lead
author of the study, says:
“Man-made underwater vehicle are designed to be as streamlined as
possible, but with the exception of torpedoes, which use massive
amounts of propellent, none of these vehicles achieve speeds of
even a single body length per second or accelerations of 0.1g,
despite significant mechanical complexity.
“Rigid bodies always lose energy to the surrounding water, but the
rapidly shrinking form of the robot actually uses the water to
help propel its ultra-fast escape, resulting in 53 per cent energy
efficiency, which is better than the upper estimates for
fast-starting fish.”
The researchers calculate that making the robot bigger would
improve its fast-starting performance, which could have
applications in the development of artificial underwater vehicles
that can match the speed, manoeuvrability and efficiency of their
biological inspirations. The understanding this study provides
could also have an impact in other engineering fields where drag
is critical, such as airplane wing design, and to the study of
different shape-changing biological systems.
The study, which is published in Bioinspiration and Biomimetics,
was funded with support from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for
Research and Technology and from the MIT Sea Grant program.
http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-3190/10/1/016016/article
Bioinspiration & Biomimetics Volume 10 Number 1
2 February 2015.
doi:10.1088/1748-3190/10/1/016016
Ultra-fast escape maneuver of an
octopus-inspired robot
G D Weymouth, V Subramaniam and M S Triantafyllou
Abstract
We design and test an octopus-inspired flexible hull robot that
demonstrates outstanding fast-starting performance. The robot is
hyper-inflated with water, and then rapidly deflates to expel the
fluid so as to power the escape maneuver. Using this robot we
verify for the first time in laboratory testing that rapid
size-change can substantially reduce separation in bluff bodies
traveling several body lengths, and recover fluid energy which can
be employed to improve the propulsive performance. The robot is
found to experience speeds over ten body lengths per second,
exceeding that of a similarly propelled optimally streamlined
rigid rocket. The peak net thrust force on the robot is more than
2.6 times that on an optimal rigid body performing the same
maneuver, experimentally demonstrating large energy recovery and
enabling acceleration greater than 14 body lengths per second
squared. Finally, over 53% of the available energy is converted
into payload kinetic energy, a performance that exceeds the
estimated energy conversion efficiency of fast-starting fish. The
Reynolds number based on final speed and robot length is *** . We
use the experimental data to establish a fundamental deflation
scaling parameter $\sigma *$ which characterizes the mechanisms of
flow control via shape change. Based on this scaling parameter, we
find that the fast-starting performance improves with increasing
size.
***
US5997369 / US5740750
Method and apparatus for reducing drag on a moving body
Inventor(s): TRIANTAFYLLOU MICHAEL ; BARRETT
DAVID
A method and apparatus for providing reduced drag on a body moving
in a direction D through a selected fluid medium at a speed U
which is normally sufficient to cause turbulence. Reduced drag is
generally accomplished by flexing at least the outer surface of at
least the rear third of the body to produce a wave-like motion of
the body having a wavelength of between 0.5 and 2.0 times the
length of the body, a reduced frequency value OMEGA between 0.1
and 0.5 and a time delay between successive points on the body
reaching peaks for their flex motion which is directly
proportional to the distance xi in the direction D of the point
from a reference point on the body and inversely proportional to
the phase speed cp of the wave. A variety of techniques are
described for achieving the desired wave-like motion.
via : http://www.keelynet.com/indexjan109.htm
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/01/21/2322205
Jan 21, 2009
How to move a boat without an engine,
paddles or sails
Researchers say technology they have developed would let boats or
small aquatic robots glide through the water without the need for
an engine, sails or paddles.
A University of Pittsburgh research team has designed a propulsion
system that uses the natural surface tension that is present on
the water's surface and an electric pulse to move the boat or
robot, researchers said. The Pitt system has no moving parts and
the low-energy electrode that emits the pulse could be powered by
batteries, radio waves, or solar power, researchers said in a
statement.
The system bio-mimics the propelling skill of some insects that
float on the water and move by leaning one way or the other. For
example, researchers said they were inspired by the way beetle
larvae move on water. Like any floating object, larva
resting in the water causes the surface tension to pull equally on
both sides. To move forward, the larva bends its back downward to
change the tension direction behind it. The forward tension then
pulls the larva through the water, said Sung Kwon Cho, senior
researcher and a professor of mechanical engineering and materials
science in Pitt's Swanson School of Engineering.
One of the system's primary applications could be as a
cheap, environment-friendly robot that could traverse the world's
oceans, gathering research data, Cho said.
Pitt researchers said that in their experiments, an electrode
attached to a 2-centimeter-long "mini-boat" emitted a surge that
changed the rear surface tension direction and propelled the boat
at roughly 4 millimeters per second. A second electrode attached
to the boat's front side served as the rudder.
The Pitt system is similar to the MIT developed robot known as a
Robostrider.
***
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16393-mini-boat-travels-by-bending-water.html
14 January 2009
Tiny boat skims over water like a bug
by
David Robson
WATCHING Sung Kwon Cho's model boat glide silently across the
still water with no propellers or sails, you'd be forgiven for
thinking a phantom hand was drawing the vessel forward. The boat
is actually being driven by water surface tension, the same force
that allows some insects to skate across the surface of a pond.
The design is inspired by Pyrrhalta beetle larvae, which also use
surface tension to propel themselves. Since it requires no moving
parts, the method should be more robust than those involving
propellers and may use just a hundredth of the power. This could
be ideal for extending the working life of cheap,
environment-sensing robots that roam the world's oceans, says Cho,
who is at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. Normally,
the surface tension of the water surrounding a floating object is
equal on every side. To upset this balance and create a forward
thrust, Cho's team attached an electrode to the back of the boat
that alters the curve of the water's meniscus.
The electrode is coated in an insulating polymer and Teflon, which
is normally hydrophobic. Applying a potential to the electrode
changes the insulating layer's charge distribution and makes the
electrode more attractive to water - a process called
electrowetting. This extra attraction changes the shape of the
water's meniscus so that it curves upwards rather than downwards
at the back of the boat, changing the balance of forces and
pushing the boat forward (see diagram).
In tests to be presented later this month at the MEMS 2009
conference in Sorrento, Italy, the team propelled a
2-centimetre-long prototype at roughly 4 millimetres per second.
"By streamlining the boat and optimising the electrodes, we could
achieve speeds of 10 centimetres per second," says Cho (a video of
the boat in action is at www.snipurl.com/9ut8wMovie Camera).
Ramin Golestanian from the University of Sheffield in the UK is
impressed with the work. "It's a very clever trick that puts
fundamental physics into practice," he says. He thinks it should
be simple to manufacture robots with a series of these electrodes
along their side to provide very precise motion control.
David SINCLAIR, et al.
: Sirtuins vs Ageing
[ See also : SINCLAIR,
D. : Rejuvenation : Nicotinamide ( NAM ) &
NAM-MonoNucleotide (NMN) vs Ageing ]
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-11/hms-ria111908.php
Researchers identify a potentially
universal mechanism of aging
by David Cameron
BOSTON, Mass. (Nov. 26, 2008)--Like our current financial crisis,
the aging process might also be a product excessive deregulation.
Researchers have discovered that DNA damage decreases a cell's
ability to regulate which genes are turned on and off in
particular settings. This mechanism, which applies both to fungus
and to us, might represent a universal culprit for aging.
"This is the first potentially fundamental, root cause of aging
that we've found," says Harvard Medical School professor of
pathology David Sinclair. "There may very well be others, but our
finding that aging in a simple yeast cell is directly relevant to
aging in mammals comes as a surprise."
These findings appear in the November 28 issue of the journal
Cell.
For some time, scientists have know that a group of genes called
sirtuins are involved in the aging process. These genes, when
stimulated by either the red-wine chemical resveratrol
Nearly a decade ago, Sinclair and colleagues in the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology lab of Leonard Guarente found that a
particular sirtuin in yeast affected the aging process in two
specific ways -- it helped regulate gene activity in cells and
repair breaks in DNA. As DNA damage accumulated over time,
however, the sirtuin became too distracted to properly regulate
gene activity, and as a result, characteristics of aging set in.
"For ten years, this entire phenomenon in yeast was considered to
be relevant only to yeast," says Sinclair. "But we decided to test
of this same process occurs in mammals."
Philipp Oberdoerffer, a postdoctoral scientist in Sinclair's
Harvard Medical School lab, used a sophisticated microarray
platform to probe the mammalian version of the yeast sirtuin gene
in mouse cells. The results in mice corroborated what Sinclair,
Guarente, and colleagues had found in yeast ten years earlier.
Oberdoerffer found that a primary function of sirtuin in the
mammalian system was to oversee patterns of gene expression (which
genes are switch on and which are switch off). While all genes are
present in all cells, only a select few need to be active at any
given time. If the wrong genes are switched on, this can harm the
cell. (In a kidney cell, for example, all liver genes are present,
but switched off. If these genes were to become active, that could
damage the kidney.) As a protective measure, sirtuins guard genes
that should be off and ensure that they remain silent. To do this,
they help preserve the molecular packaging -- called chromatin --
that shrink-wraps these genes tight and keeps them idle.
The problem for the cell, however, is that the sirtuin has another
important job. When DNA is damaged by UV light or free radicals,
sirtuins act as volunteer emergency responders. They leave their
genomic guardian posts and aid the DNA repair mechanism at the
site of damage.
During this unguarded interval, the chromatin wrapping may start
to unravel, and the genes that are meant to stay silent may in
fact come to life.
For the most part, sirtuins are able to return to their post and
wrap the genes back in their packaging, before they cause
permanent damage. As mice age, however, rates of DNA damage
(typically caused by degrading mitochondria) increase. The authors
found that this damage pulls sirtuins away from their posts more
frequently. As a result, deregulation of gene expression becomes
chronic. Chromatin unwraps in places where it shouldn't, as
sirtuin guardians work overtime putting out fires around the
genome, and the unwrapped genes never return to their silent
state.
In fact, many of these haplessly activated genes are directly
linked with aging phenotypes. The researchers found that a number
of such unregulated mouse genes were persistently active in older
mice.
"We then began wondering what would happen if we put more of the
sirtuin back into the mice," says Oberdoerffer. "Our hypothesis
was that with more sirtuins, DNA repair would be more efficient,
and the mouse would maintain a youthful pattern gene expression
into old age."
That's precisely what happened. Using a mouse genetically altered
to model lymphoma, Oberdoerffer administered extra copies of the
sirtuin gene, or fed them the sirtuin activator resveratrol, which
in turn extended their mean lifespan by 24 to 46 percent.
"It is remarkable that an aging mechanism found in yeast a decade
ago, in which sirtuins redistribute with damage or aging, is also
applicable to mammals," says Leonard Guarente, Novartis Professor
of Biology at MIT, who is not an author on the paper. "This should
lead to new approaches to protect cells against the ravages of
aging by finding drugs that can stabilize this redistribution of
sirtuins over time."
Both Sinclair and Oberdoerffer agree with Guarente's sentiment
that these findings may have therapeutic relevance.
"According to this specific mechanism, while DNA damage
exacerbates aging, the actual cause is not the DNA damage itself
but the lack of gene regulation that results," says Oberdoerffer.
"Lots of research has shown that this particular process of
regulating gene activity, otherwise known as epigenetics, can be
reversed--unlike actual mutations in DNA. We see here, through a
proof-of-principal demonstration, that elements of aging can be
reversed."
Recent findings by Chu-Xia Deng of the National Institute of
Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, has also found that mice
that lack sirtuin are susceptible to DNA damage and cancer,
reinforcing Sinclair's and Oberdoerffer's data.
Cell, November 28, 2008 Volume 135, Issue 6
"SIRT1 Redistribution on Chromatin Promotes
Genome Stability but Alters Gene Expression during Aging"
Philipp Oberdoerffer, et al.
***
Patents
COMPOSITIONS FOR MANIPULATING LIFESPAN AND STRESS RESPONSE OF
CELLS AND ORGANISMS
JP2014159448
Nicotinamide riboside and analogues thereof
EP2805719
Compositions for treating or preventing obesity and insulin
resistance disorders
AU2013211529
Sirt1 modulators for manipulating cells/organism
lifespan/stress response
AU2013201279
COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING OR PREVENTING OBESITY AND INSULIN
RESISTANCE DISORDERS
US8846724
SIRTUIN BASED METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING
BETA-CATENIN-RELATED CONDITIONS
US2011009474 (A1)
COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING OR PREVENTING OBESITY AND INSULIN
RESISTANCE DISORDERS
US8242171
Diagnostic method for neurodegenerative diseases based on
measurement of SIRT1 levels or activity
EP2362226
Sirtuin Inhibiting Compounds
US2009137681
METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR INDUCING SIRTUINS
US2009117543
ADP-RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE BASED METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS
WO2008021048
IMPROVEMENT OF COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE WITH SIRTUIN
ACTIVATORS
WO2006138418
METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING FLUSHING AND DRUG
INDUCED WEIGHT GAIN
WO2006079021
Copper vs MRSA
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2008/11/15/oukoe-uk-chile-copper-fungus-fighter-idUKTRE4AE1EJ20081115?rpc=401&&pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0
Plagued by fungus? Bacteria? Try
copper socks
by
Manuel Farias
SANTIAGO Sat Nov 15, 2008
(Reuters) - Copper socks? Copper towels? How about copper subway
poles? These are only a few of the ways Chile, the world's biggest
copper producer, is utilizing the red metal which is more commonly
found in the construction and auto sectors.
Used since ancient times to make tools, weapons and plumbing
systems, Chilean innovators are experimenting with ways to exploit
copper's bacteria- and fungus-fighting characteristics.
"Public transport systems, where germs can be transmitted and
there are large numbers of people, are a potential market for
applications for surface-metal copper," said Jurgen Leibbrandt,
head of market development for the Chilean state copper giant
Codelco.
"In clothes there is another venue ... where it has excellent
anti-fungus qualities," he said.
Scientists say the power of copper to fight germs lies in the fact
that copper ions separate on contact with bacteria and cause
irreversible damage to the bacteria's cells.
Codelco is already working with the private sector to market
socks, towels, pillow cases and underwear sewn with copper
fibresthat fight fungi and even help combat acne.
And the private sector is in a drive to join Chile's leading
export, copper, with another major exporter, the salmon industry,
to cut disease in fish stocks.
Chile is the world's second largest salmon producer after Norway,
but the industry has high costs because of expensive solutions to
controlling infections.
"Joining these two industries to finding a solution that is
economically viable is certainly viable," said Leibbrandt.
One Chilean entrepreneur, Joaquin Ruiz, has invented copper sponge
filters to purify water on salmon farms, eliminating disease and
fungi and reducing the large amounts of costly antibiotics
currently employed to do the same job.
"That means huge savings. Instead of using large quantities of
antibiotics and germ killing agents, with this you are just
putting up a simple sanitary barrier," Ruiz, the developer of the
Metal Foam sponges, told Reuters.
Codelco is experimenting with bacteria-repellent cages for the
industry.
Investigators are also looking into where they can use the metal
to reduce levels of infection in hospitals. They have found the
metal helps to kill Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(MRSA), a bacterium responsible for difficult-to-treat infections
in humans.
"If you prevent one MRSA infection, you save $21,000, so your
return on investment will be very very short, perhaps one
patient," said Michael Schmidt, of the University of South
Carolina medical school.
"So this is going to be a fairly efficient and inexpensive
solution to combat infections."
Some hospitals in the United States are testing copper as a
germ-resistant surface material in place of stainless steel. A
British study several years ago showed that drug-resistant staph
germs survived for three days on stainless steel surfaces but were
not detectable on copper surfaces after 90 minutes.
Patents
Antibacterial layer acting against pathogenic bacteria,
especially against MRSA bacterial strain and method of making
such layer
CZ303861
Antibacterial layer acting against pathogenic bacteria,
especially against bacterial strain MRSA and method of making
such layer
CZ303250
ANTI-MICROBIAL PRODUCTS
WO2012007723
Composition containing epoxy resin and copper
GB2491596
Antibacterial composition and method of production
US2009148540
Anti-microbial cleaning aid
GB2455413
ANTIMICROBIAL AND DEGERMING AGENT
JP2005002033
BACTERICIDAL AGENT FOR MRSA
JPH0782110
PRODUCTION OF STERILIZING WATER AND ASEPTIC WATER
JPH0910772
MIXED BACTERICIDAL FLUID
WO9817117
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR9CeCiVrHw
Shell Oil Scientist Admits 1,000 mpg
Barrier Broken in 70s!
Male Circumcision Alters the Brains of
Its Victims
http://www.zengardner.com/male-circumcision-alters-brain-victims/
http://www.halfpasthuman.com/wujo/wujo3242012peniscon.mp3
Those males that don't have foreskins have brains that are not
maturing the way nature intended . . .
Men without foreskins cannot bond to women and will not sacrifice
themselves for women the way that men with foreskins will do.
Period. Men with foreskins with bond with women from the vaginal
secretions triggering a reaction within the sensory apparatus of
the male foreskin that triggers a growth pattern within the male
mind that will not exist without it. These men will bond with
women in a way that men without foreskins will not.
Hey, Kids ! Try this at home !
Mo' sez : " Yummy, Yummy, Yummy, I've got Love in my Tummy !
"
I've tried this -- it works ...
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/09/07/pills-to-keep-you-warm/
Pills to keep you Warm
The pill contains glycine, an amino-acid that causes the body to
generate more heat than it can otherwise produce. It is hoped the
pill might enable men to stay alive longer in icy water, and
hasten the warming of a man who has been chilled to a critical
point of exposure. At the laboratory, operated by the Air Force at
Ladd Air Force Base, volunteers are taking the pills with no
evidence of ill effect. If the tests are successful the pills
could be included in survival kits.
keelynet.com/indexapr407.htm
http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_10290.aspx
Does Miracle Germ Killing Product Live
Up To Its Hype?
A cleaning agent that not only kills potentially harmful bacteria,
germs, mold and mildew, but removes odours and stains as well. The
secret lies in the machine that puts ozone into the H20 from your
kitchen tap.
"We're taking the oxygen in that water and just converting
it to super oxygen," explains inventor Steve Hengsperger. "So
we're taking the O2 and converting it to O3."
He calls ozone a "natural sanitizer" that's 50 percent stronger
than bleach and works 3,000 times faster. And he maintains that
not even mutated germs can survive its power.
Water that's treated with the substance is harmless to kids, pets
and plants and doesn't hurt the environment, unlike some cleaners
laced with ammonia or other chemicals. It breaks down completely
after about 15 minutes and is always potable. Researchers say you
can spray it on a diaper pail or a laundry hamper as a
disinfectant.
You can use it to kill invisible nasties lurking on stove and
kitchen countertops. And scientists swear you can even spray it on
food to kill any microorganisms lurking there.
The invention comes with a variety of different models, including
one for your kitchen and food and even one for your toothbrush.
Treating the water requires buying the unit and that involves a
not so minor monetary outlay, although the manufacturers believe
you'll make it back by not having to purchase any other clearing
products at your store.
It costs around Cdn.$200 to get it into your home, but once you've
got one, it's supposed to last for years.
E. coli reductions - Tomato: 99.9% Grapes: 99.9% Snow Pea: 99.8%
Kumquat: 99.8% Listeria reductions - Tomato: 99.9% Grapes: 99.0%
Snow Pea: 99.6% Kumquat: 97.5% Salmonella reductions - Tomato:
99.9% Grapes: 99.9% Snow Pea: 99.5% Kumquat: 99.2%
Patents
US8894750
HOLDING TANK-LESS WATER OZONATING SYSTEM
Inventor: HENGSPERGER STEVE / NAMESPETRA JUSTIN L [CA]
TREATMENT OF WATER TO EXTEND HALF-LIFE OF OZONE.
MX2014001968
HOLDING TANK-LESS WATER OZONATING SYSTEM USING
ELECTROLYTIC DECOMPOSITION OF WATER
US2013206704
HOLDING TANK-LESS WATER OZONATING SYSTEM
CA2775898
SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR WATER FILTRATION AND PURIFICATION
US7959872
SANITIZATION SYSTEM AND SYSTEM COMPONENTS PRODUCING
OZONATED LIQUID
HK1086247
Ozonated Water Dispenser
US2008237368
Water Sanitazation System Having Safety Features and
Removable Filter
US7713336
Sanitization system and system components
US7767168
Filter housing for a drinking water pitcher
US2006163148
Drinking water pitcher having a removable upper reservoir
US7513278
Sanitization system and system components
CN1723175
SYSTEM AND CONTAINERS FOR WATER FILTRATION AND ITEM
SANITIZATION
WO2004113232
PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD SANITIZATION SYSTEM AND SYSTEM
COMPONENTS
WO2004063098 (A3)
SYSTEM AND CONTAINERS FOR WATER FILTRATION AND ITEM
SANITIZATION
CA2530456
Geoff HATTON : Coanda Effect
Aircraft
Thrust Generating Apparatus
US7857256
Craft having aerofoil surface for controlling its spin
GB2424400
Vehicle steering control
GB2424463
COANDA EFFECT AIR VEHICLE
WO2009027742
http://jlnlabs.imars.com/gfsuav/
Jean-L. Naudin's R&D
The GFS-UAV, propelled by an electric engine,
uses the Coanda effect to take off vertically, fly, hover and
land vertically ( VTOL ). There is no big rotor like on an
helicopter and the flight is very stable and safe for the
surrounding. The design of the GFS-UAV N-01A is based on the
Geoff Hatton' flying saucer from GFS Project limited.
Andre LAMSTAES, et al.
: eCube
via keelynet.com ( 04/08/07 )
http://environment.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/0,,2036183,00.html
£25 fridge gadget that could slash
greenhouse emissions
It is made of wax, is barely three inches across and comes in any
colour you like, as long as it's black. And it could save more
greenhouse gas emissions than taxes on gas guzzling cars, low
energy light bulbs and wind turbines on houses combined. It is the
e-cube, and it is coming soon to a fridge near you.
Invented by British engineers, the £25 ($49USD) gadget
significantly reduces the amount of energy used by fridges and
freezers, which are estimated to consume about a fifth of all
domestic electricity in the UK.
The patented cube mimics food and is designed to fit around a
fridge's temperature sensor, which usually measures the
temperature of the circulating air. Because air heats up much more
quickly than yoghurt, milk or whatever else is stored inside, this
makes the fridge work harder than necessary.
With the cube fitted, the fridge responds only to the temperature
of the food, which means it clicks on and off less often as the
door is open and closed. Trials are under way with supermarkets,
breweries and hotels.
One of the largest, the Riverbank Park Plaza hotel in London,
fitted the device to each of the hotel's 140 major fridges and
freezers. David Bell, chief engineer, says energy use decreased by
about 30% on average - enough to slash the hotel's annual
electricity bill by £17,000
http://www.integratedgreensolutions.com/ecube.htm
eCube: Energy Savings in Commercial
Refrigeration
How Refrigeration Works
Refrigeration units work in a series of cycles. This is when the
unit starts and stops to maintain the required storage
temperature. Air cycles (on/off) typically produce a minimum of 12
cycles per hour and, in some open display cases, 20 cycles per
hour.
Refrigeration units usually monitor circulating air temperature in
order to decide when to switch on and off. However, circulating
air temperature tends to rise quickly, far more quickly than food
temperature and, as a result, refrigeration works harder than
necessary to maintain stored products at the right temperature.
This in turn leads to excessive electricity consumption and undue
wear and tear on the equipment.
How the eCube Works
The eCube consists of a food stimulant contained in a
double-skinned enclosure. The food simulant mimics food
temperature at around 10mm below the surface. It is like having
your thermostat regulating the temperature by the temperature of
the yogurt, instead of the air temperature. Due to its specific
design, the eCube ensures that refrigeration keeps food at the
correct temperature.
When fitted to the thermostat sensor, which controls the
compressor, the eCube significantly reduces the frequency of the
refrigeration cycles as they are now based on food temperature
rather than fluctuating air temperature.
By using the eCube as a cycle control mechanism, refrigeration
cycles last longer but can be reduced by as much as 80%.
For example, a Dairy Case air cycles 3 minutes on, 2 minutes off =
12 cycles per hour. With an eCube fitted, the cycles change to 8
minutes on, 7 minutes off = 4 cycles per hour. This equates to a
66.7% reduction in starts.
As the start-up of a refrigerator compressor uses 3 times more
power (i.e. start-up 12 amps, run 4 amps) considerable energy
savings are achieved. In addition, the more efficient
refrigeration cycle leads to a more efficient unit, which then
leads to a colder storage area. Consequently, by re-adjusting the
thermostat back to its normal temperature settings, there are
further substantial energy savings, without compromising food
safety and quality.
Method and apparatus for controlling
refrigeration
US6976368
[ Excerpt ]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling
refrigeration apparatus. An example of the application of the
invention is to a method and apparatus for controlling the
operation of domestic and commercial food storage refrigeration
apparatus including deep freeze apparatus. However, the invention
also provides, as such, the apparatus which operates in accordance
with the aforesaid method for controlling such refrigeration
apparatus, and provides temperature sensing apparatus.
Further aspects of the invention relate to the use of the method
and apparatus for the control of apparatus for raising the
temperature of food and the like, for example microwave cooking
apparatus. Further aspects of the invention relate to a method and
apparatus for conducting thermal tests and calibration in relation
to refrigeration and heating apparatus.
There is disclosed in WO 94/10546 (reference P51957WO) a method
and apparatus applicable to temperature sensing in relation to
refrigeration equipment in which provision is made for a means to
enable visual inspection, of temperature sensing apparatus (for
example a conventional bulb and meniscus column-type thermometer)
which has been stored in a refrigerator and then removed for
inspection, without the attendant inaccuracy of temperature
measurement arising from immediate response of the thermometer to
the raised air temperature outside the refrigerator or, if such
inspection is effected without removal from the refrigerator, the
effect of the ingress of external warm air into the refrigerator.
For this purpose, the apparatus of the WO 546 specification
provides for the thermometer to be entirely encased within a
transparent capsule containing ethylene glycol.
In this way the WO 546 apparatus seeks to offset the effect of
sudden changes of air temperature on temperature sensing apparatus
used in relation to refrigeration equipment.
In a similar way, the disclosure in DE 30 32 684 A1 provides for
the use of a thermal barrier material to surround the temperature
sensor in a refrigerator in order that the effect of opening the
door of the refrigerator will be cushioned.
In the references cited against the WO 546 specification there are
related disclosures concerning the use of thermal inertia and
barrier systems for similar or related reasons.
We have discovered that the technical approach adopted in these
prior proposals to the sensing of temperatures in refrigeration
apparatus and to the control of such apparatus, is technically
subject to significant shortcomings in terms of seeking to
alleviate the symptoms of the mallaise (inaccurate temperature
sensing) without looking to see what is the actual technical step
needed for the purpose in terms of the real function of the
temperature sensing system.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with the principles of our discovery, the proper
basis for evaluating the only temperature of interest within a
refrigerator (namely the temperature of the food therein enclosed)
is to, in essence, sample the food temperature therein. Now, while
invasive food temperature sampling by use of inserted probes and
the like is fraught with practical difficulties and liberally
fenced-around with food hygiene regulations, (so that actual food
internal temperature sensing becomes a practical impossibility),
we have discovered that there is a practical alternative approach
which is not foreshadowed in the prior art, and in accordance with
this principle the proper approach to the sensing of such
temperatures is by internal sensing within a simulated body of
food. Thus, in accordance with this approach, the method and
apparatus of the invention provides the means whereby temperature
can effectively be sensed from within food stored within the
refrigerator, or in the case of a heating system (such as a
microwave oven) from within food being heated in such a heating
appliance.
By adopting an approach in which, instead of seeking to damp out
the effect of incoming warm air and providing instead the means to
sense temperature from within the food itself, yet without the
hygiene and related problems of invasive probes, there is provided
a method and apparatus which has the capability of providing the
user with that which he or she actually wants namely the
temperature of the food in question.
This latter factor is of great relevance, we have discovered,
since although (as the prior art teaches) the air temperature
within a refrigerator or deep freeze rises rapidly when the door
is opened, the actual effect of the air temperature on the stored
food is often quite marginal and there can be a temperature
difference between the air and the stored food of 10[deg.] C. or
more while an unmodified air temperature sensing system in a
refrigerator (as is conventionally provided in domestic
appliances) will react relatively wildly to such fluctuations, and
such is obviously undesirable for energy conservation reasons.
Equally there is the converse situation where the approach has
been taken that such over-reaction of the temperature control
system is ineffective and wasteful, but it is equally true that
mere damping of the system is not the effective answer either
because damping merely lowers the amplitude of the reactive peaks
of the system without addressing the underlying problem or
question.
The method and apparatus of the embodiments of the present
invention does address that underlying question and provides the
means for addressing it in a repeatable and scientifically based
manner which avoids the hygiene implications of invasive probes
yet addresses the question to be answered directly without merely
seeking to ameliorate the technical consequences of the problems
which arise in practice with existing apparatus.
Thus in the embodiments of the present invention the temperature
sensor is located within a body of food simulant and at a distance
from the surface thereof which corresponds to an average stored
food article size, with the result that the sensed temperature
corresponds closely to that of an article of food located
alongside the food-simulant article within the refrigerator.
Of course, in the case of a food article placed in the
refrigerator a relatively short time previously, there will be the
potential for temperature inaccuracy, but such temperature
divergences are inherent in any temperature changing system of the
refrigeration or heating kind, and the question to be addressed is
how does the system respond (after newly-added articles have
temperature-adjusted) to fluctuations caused by door-opening or
automatic defrosting or the like?
An important aspect of the embodiments of the present invention
concerns the nature of the food simulant material itself, and in
the principal embodiments described below the food simulant
simulates food by being a material adapted for repetitive use over
a significant period (whereby repetitious unacceptable servicing
replacement in a regularly used domestic article of this kind is
avoided), but which is capable of simultaneously responding
thermally in the manner of a foodstuff by being such a material
itself. Thus, the embodiments of the present invention as
described below provide an exact simulation of the thermal
properties of a foodstuff by providing for the selective use of a
such a material itself to model the thermal characteristics
required to be sensed. In this manner the embodiments enable the
apparatus and method to provide a signal which can be used either
for controlling refrigeration apparatus or for indicating food
temperature, or indeed both, so as accurately to reflect the
thermal behaviour of an item of foodstuff place alongside the
temperature-sensing and food-simulating article. Actual examples
of the materials to be employed are described below. These
materials are usually in gel or wax-like format and thus require
suitable encasement for practical handling in the refrigeration
and/or heating appliance environment. Accordingly, the food
simulant material is provided with a casing which typically may
comprise a plastic moulding corresponding in size to a typical
food article for refrigerational storage in the envisaged use
environment, and which may additionally be provided with one or
more further layers of material to simulate the thermal effects of
packaging which is conventionally employed in relation to articles
stored in refrigerators or deep freezers. This latter aspect of
the thermal characteristics of the simulated article of food may
be incorporated into the overall thermal package without the need
for providing specific physical counterparts of the packaging as
such. For example, the effect of such packaging might be
reasonably closely approximated to by adopting a somewhat larger
size for the overall simulated food article. However, such an
approach is not strictly in accordance with the principles of some
of the embodiments of the present invention, for which the
approach is to adopt, for temperature sensing purposes, a
simulated food article of a size corresponding to a typical stored
food article and having within it not only simulated food with the
temperature sensing device therein, but also simulated packaging
to correspond with the conventional packaging, but not of course
overlooking the requirement for durability in terms of the
intended use of the device within the refrigeration or other
apparatus over a period of years.
In relation to the temperature sensing devices used in the
embodiments of the invention themselves, conventional hardware may
be employed and such will usually be in the form of
electrically-responsive thermosensor means as employed in known
refrigeration apparatus. From such a thermosensor, the output emf
may be fed to the control port or input gate of the refrigeration
apparatus control system and/or the corresponding connection of a
digital or analogue thermal readout.
Thus, using presently available technology, there will usually be
a requirement for a hard-wired connection to the thermal sensing
device within the food-simulating article and for this purpose
suitable convenient and durable means may be provided. For
example, in the case where the method and apparatus is employed
for the control of the temperature of a refrigerator or deep
freeze various approaches may be adopted to the positioning of the
sensing article. In one approach the article may be a single
article and chosen for placement within the refrigeration cabinet
at a suitable location corresponding reasonably closely with that
of the food article which will be most likely to affected by the
thermal change (such as door opening) with which the system is
intended to cope. Alternatively, a series of food-simulating
articles may be provided within the thermal cabinet for placement
amongst the food articles and with suitable hard-wiring
connections, for example disconnectable plug-in connectors, though
such is not deemed to be commercially attractive practical option
for conventional domestic use, despite the fact that the hard
wiring transmits voltages only of the order of millivolts.
Alternative technical solutions to the signal transmission
question may be evolved including wireless transmission or other
transmission systems not requiring the physical use of hard wiring
loose connectors. One option might be to provide a series of
food-simulating articles plugged into the cabinet of the apparatus
at suitable locations and from which the signals would be
monitored and evaluated on an overall assessment basis.
Another aspect of the invention relates to the use of the
food-simulating article and the contained thermal sensor therein
in relation to a method for controlling the operation of
refrigeration or deep freeze apparatus so as to achieve
significant energy savings in relation to power consumption for
driving the pump of conventional refrigeration apparatus. In
accordance with this aspect of the invention the control method
and apparatus are adapted to provide a degree of control of the
refrigerant pump (or other driveable thermal transfer apparatus)
such that the extent of operation of the pump matches to a close
approximation that which is actually required to produce the
desired level of refrigeration of the food, avoiding the peaks and
troughs associated with conventional control systems which sense
air temperature only and the corresponding thermally damped peaks
and troughs of the prior art apparatus discussed above. Thus,
these embodiments of the invention provide improved refrigeration
unit response pattern (in terms of pump drive periods and/or
formal heat transfer quantum per unit time). This result is
achieved by providing in accordance with the principles of the
invention a refrigerant drive system control signal which is
generated on the basis of a food-originating temperature-dependent
control signal. This has the result that the power consumption of
the refrigerant system matches the actual requirements of the
apparatus and its enclosing cabinet instead of being related to
relatively irrelevant factors such as the air temperature in the
cabinet and/or a perceived requirement to damp the responsiveness
of the control system. In this manner there are achieved
significant energy savings which tests have indicated will
frequently amount to as much as 33% of overall consumption.
Accordingly, the embodiments of this aspect of the invention
provide method and apparatus whereby energy conservation is
achieved by driving the heat-transfer refrigeration apparatus in
accordance with control signals derived from a sensor system
providing control based upon signals effectively emanating from
the very food within the temperature control cabinet which is to
be temperature controlled, such signals being based upon a food
simulant, which may indeed be a foodstuff itself, approximating in
physical characteristics (including size and heat transfer
properties) to an average or typical foodstuff to be stored. In
this way there is provided a system in which the power consumption
characteristics are based upon a model closely approximating to
that which heat transfer theory would devise to conform with the
objective of minimisation of fuel consumption for actual food
refrigeration purposes.
CA2696059
THE CHILL BILL
Inventor(s): PHILLIPS MELANEY [CA] +
A thermal sensor located in the centre of a food simulant
composition encased in a polycarbonate storage device linked to a
remote measuring indicating and/or regulating device. The
temperature of the food simulant changes in the same way as food
stored in its vicinity and is unaffected by the movement of the
ambient air which varies in temperature dramatically. This allows
an accurate reading and recording of stored food temperature and
the regulation of the temperature within an enclosed refrigerated
space by a thermostat. Its uses are mainly for frozen, chilled and
refrigerated food, but can extend to any refrigerated item that is
concerned with staying at a constant temperature by desire or
necessity. The important byproduct of this food safety devise is
that it will decrease the amount of electrical energy used by the
enclosed refrigeration unit by decreasing the average number of
times the compressor/motor starts and stops due to an increase in
ambient air temperature when the sealed unit is opened.
Anti-Semitic
Light Polarizer
via www.keelynet.com (11/14/06 )
http://www.igeawagu.com/de/index/magnetenergie/1161189967.html
Nano Swastikas rotate Light
The geometric arrangement of lines most commonly known as the
swastika, has found a new application in photonics.
Researchers at Southampton University have produced tens of
thousands of gold swastika’s on a square millimetre to form new
optical “metamaterials” that can artificially change the
polarisation state of light.
The swastika has number of special features, it is entirely made
up of vertical and horizontal straight lines, it is square and yet
can still provide the feeling of left-handed or right-handed
rotation known as chirality.
Dr Bagnall of Electronics and Computer Science at Southampton
University says, “when we started to consider which chiral
geometries would be most suitable for our experiments it was
impossible for us to ignore the swastika, it's squareness equates
to an absence of optical birefringence at normal incidence, and
the straight horizontal and vertical lines can be readily drawn at
nanolength scales using electron beam lithography.”
The team at Southampton have found that the interaction between
light and their two dimensional chiral metamaterials, can cause
changes in the polarization state that were only previously
observed as a result of interactions with three dimensional
materials. The group are continuing to experiment with the wide
range of chiral geometries,
“Triskella (such as the symbol that represents the Isle of man),
spirals and some chiral fractals can gain us additional
functionality, and while we are still at an early stage in our
experiments we can already anticipate applications in
optoelectronics, laser physics and optical communications”, says
Dr Bagnall.
This is especially true, as technologists are increasingly using
the polarization state as a means of carrying information in
applications such as quantum cryptography…
Vicki COLVIN, et al. :
Nano-Rust Water Purification
via www.keelynet.com (11/11/06 )
http://www.newscientisttech.com/article/dn10496-cooking-up-nanorust-could-purify-water.html
Nanorust could purify water
A new recipe for "nanorust" could give developing nations a cheap
tool for removing arsenic from drinking water. Arsenic
contamination is linked to bladder cancer and is a big problem in
many places, especially in Bangladesh and the neighbouring Indian
state of West Bengal.
Chemists know that arsenic binds particularly well to iron oxides,
including rust, but practical techniques for doing this have been
slow and laborious.
Vicki Colvin and colleagues at Rice University in Houston, Texas,
realised that the efficiency of this process could be improved by
reducing the size of the iron oxide particles employed. This is
because a given weight of smaller particles has more surface area
available for binding than the same weight of larger particles.
"One kilogram of nanorust has the same surface area as a football
field," says Colvin. "Basically, you can treat a whole lot more
arsenic with less material."
The team added nanoscale iron oxide to contaminated water, where
it clumped together with the arsenic. They then magnetised the
nanoparticles with an electromagnet and pulled them out.
"We only needed a surprisingly weak magnetic field," says Colvin.
"In fact, we could pull then out with just a hand-held magnet,
making this a very practical method."
They believe that only a small field was needed because the
magnetised nanoparticles line up to form a single giant magnet and
drag each other along.
US7938969
Magnetic Purification of a Sample
Methods for separating magnetic nanoparticles are provided. In
certain embodiments, a method is provided for separating magnetic
nanoparticles comprising: providing a sample comprising a
plurality of magnetic nanoparticles; passing the sample through a
first magnetic field; at least partially isolating nanoparticles
of the first nanoparticle size desired; altering the strength of
the first magnetic field to produce a second magnetic field; and
at least partially isolating nanoparticles of the second
nanoparticle size desired.
WO2008136855
METAL OXIDE NANOCRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND METHODS
Improved methods of making magnetic nanocrystals are provided.
According to certain embodiments, a method of making magnetic
nanocrystals is provided, the method comprising: providing a metal
component comprising at least one metal component selected from
the group consisting of: a metal oxide; a metal hydroxide; a metal
hydrate; and any combination thereof; providing an oil comprising
a free acid; and reacting the metal component and the oil
comprising a free acid at a temperature sufficient to form metal
oxide nanocrystals.
Thomas ROSS : Twin-Gear Bicycle
http://www.keelynet.com/indexnov1107.htm ( 11/20/07 )
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=68361
Three sprocket bike, half a turn for
half a block
Chicago First Black Inventors Entrepreneurs now has 127 members in
21 states. The organization is black-run and based in Chicago, but
Flowers said that should not deter inventors of all stripes from
contacting them. “We target people with limited resources,” said
Daniels, who is now secretary of the company. Inventors have been
vocally responsive, often calling the organization a godsend. At
any given time, they have 100 patents or patents pending that
members would likely not have pursued if they had been working
alone. Thomas Ross invented a bike with three sprockets, making
one half-turn of the pedal sufficient to power the bike for a half
a city block.
Twin gear drive assembly for a bicycle
US5577749
A twin gear drive assembly for a bicycle comprising a front
gear assembly with a plurality of gears for driving the rear
gear; for driving the frontal wheel with an associated front
derailleur; an intermediate gear with a shaft coupled to the
front gear for concurrent rotation; a drive gear or the frame
beneath the front gear assembly with pedals for the rotation
thereof with a chain retainer for the drive gear; a lower gear
with a larger number of teeth located beneath the drive gear
of the second assembly with an associated chain coupling the
upper and lower gears of the supplemental gear assembly and
pebbles secured to the lower gear of the second assembly for
rotating the lower gear directly, the upper gear through the
second chain and the first driven gear through the axle
therebetween; first control means for controlling the
derailleur of the first gear assembly and a second control
assembly for controlling the chain in its position with regard
to the gears of the second assembly at the discretion of the
operator.
Alan LEVINE, et al. :
Tire Recycling
http://www.keelynet.com/indexnov1107.htm
http://www.kxmc.com/News/180264.asp
Tire Recycling Could Be Big
Breakthrough
A Berthold-area farmer and his crew are ready to take their
invention into production.
Their invention feeds discarded rubber tires into one end, and
spits energy out the other end - in a process that the inventors
say recovers almost every bit of energy expended to produce the
tires.
What's the big attraction? It seems Delta Energy has answered a
question that scientists have been trying to answer for decades.
What they've accomplished is a system to take one of the world's
biggest pollution problems - discarded tires - some 300-million of
them each year - and turn them into usable fuel.
Alan Lee of Delta Energy say, "Each tire produces about 2.8, or
the equivalent of 2.8 gallons of oil."
Lee says 99 percent of the original tire is turned into something
useful, from natural gas to diesel fuel to carbon that can be
reused in the rubber and plastics industry.
"It's energy friendly because we're returning fuel."
But it's not a process that was arrived at easily - this gadget -
Lee says it doesn't really have a name - they call it "the
reactor" - was five years in the making - with many bumps along
the road.
Lee and Erickson say they're very close to getting the major
financial support from a big-name company they need to spread out
this technology across the nation.
It's a technology that was made possible by a secret chemical
compound that unlocked the door that was keeping rubber recycling
from being clean and profitable.
Duane Erickson of Delta Energy says, "That's our magic powder."
US8512643
Method of Devolatilizing Recycled Carbon Black and
Associated Apparatus
Inventor(s): STEINMEYER DANIEL / LEVINE ALAN /
ERICKSON DUANE
A method for controlling volatiles in recycled carbon black, such
as from pyrolysis of tires, includes deagglomerating the recycled
carbon black to substantially reduce the carbon black particle
size and impinging an air current on the carbon black particles,
preferably in a countercurrent direction, to increase the
processing temperature and thereby enhance the release of
volatiles. Associated apparatus is disclosed.
Ganapathiraman RAMANATH, et
al. : Nano-Glue
http://www.physorg.com/news98540556.html
Inexpensive 'nanoglue' can bond nearly
anything together
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a
new method to bond materials that don’t normally stick together.
The team’s adhesive, which is based on self-assembling nanoscale
chains, could impact everything from next-generation computer chip
manufacturing to energy production.
Less than a nanometer – or one billionth of a meter – thick, the
nanoglue is inexpensive to make and can withstand temperatures far
higher than what was previously envisioned. In fact, the
adhesive’s molecular bonds strengthen when exposed to heat.
The glue material is already commercially available, but the
research team’s method of treating the glue to dramatically
enhance its “stickiness” and heat resistance is completely new.
The project, led by Rensselaer materials science and engineering
professor Ganapathiraman Ramanath, is featured in the May 17 issue
of the journal Nature.
Like many key scientific discoveries, Ramanath and his team
happened upon the novel, heat-hardened nanoglue by accident.
For years Ramanath has investigated ways of assembling layers of
molecular chains between two different materials to enhance the
structural integrity, efficiency, and reliability of semiconductor
devices in computer chips. His team has shown that molecular
chains with a carbon backbone – ending with appropriate elements
such as silicon, oxygen, or sulfur – can improve adhesion and
prevent heat-triggered mixing of atoms of the adjoining
substances. Recently, Ramanath’s group and other researchers have
found these nanolayers to be useful for creating adhesives,
lubricants, and protective surface coatings.
The nanolayers, however, are extremely susceptible to heat and
begin to degrade or simply detach from a surface when exposed to
temperatures above 400 degrees Celsius. This severe limitation has
precluded more widespread use of the nanolayers.
Ramanath’s team decided to sandwich a nanolayer between a thin
film of copper and silica, thinking the extra support would help
strengthen the nanolayer’s bonds and boost its adhesive
properties. It proved to be an insightful venture, and the
research team found more than it bargained for.
When exposed to heat, the middle layer of the “nanosandwich” did
not break down or fall off – as it had nowhere to go. But that was
not the only good news. The nanolayer’s bonds grew stronger and
more adhesive when exposed to temperatures above 400 degrees
Celsius. Constrained between the copper and silica, the
nanolayer’s molecules hooked onto an adjoining surface with
unexpectedly strong chemical bonds.
“The higher you heat it, the stronger the bonds are,” Ramanath
said. “When we first started out, I had not imagined the molecules
behaving this way.”
To make sure it wasn’t a fluke, his team recreated the test more
than 50 times over the past two years. The results have been
consistent, and show heating up the sandwiched nanolayer increases
its interface toughness – or “stickiness” – by five to seven
times. Similar toughness has been demonstrated using
micrometer-thick layers, but never before with a nanometer-thick
layer. A nanometer is 1,000 times smaller than a micrometer.
Because of their small size, these enhanced nanolayers will likely
be useful as adhesives in a wide assortment of micro- and
nanoelectronic devices where thicker adhesive layers just won’t
fit.
Another unprecedented aspect of Ramanath’s discovery is that the
sandwiched nanolayers continue to strengthen up to temperatures as
high as 700 degrees Celsius. The ability of these adhesive
nanolayers to withstand and grow stronger with heat could have
novel industrial uses, such as holding paint on hot surfaces like
the inside of a jet engine or a huge power plant turbine.
Along with nanoscale and high heat situations, Ramanath is
confident the new nanoglue will have other unforeseen uses.
“This could be a versatile and inexpensive solution to connect any
two materials that don’t bond well with each other,” Ramanath
said. “Although the concept is not intuitive at first, it is
simple, and could be implemented for a wide variety of potential
commercial applications.
“The molecular glue is inexpensive – 100 grams cost about $35 –
and already commercially available, which makes our method
well-suited to today’s marketplace. Our method can definitely be
scaled up to meet the low-cost demands of a large manufacturer,”
he said.
Ramanath and his team have filed a disclosure on their findings
and are moving forward toward a patent, which will complement the
robust portfolio of other intellectual property they hold in this
field. The team is also exploring what happens when certain
variables of the nanoglue are tweaked, such as making taller
nanolayers or sandwiching the layers between substances other than
copper and silica.
Along with Ramanath, Rensselaer materials science and engineering
graduate students Darshan Gandhi and Amit Singh contributed to the
paper. Other co-authors include Rensselaer physics professor Saroj
Nayak and graduate student Yu Zhou, IBM researcher Michael Lane at
the T.J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, N.Y., and
Ulrike Tisch and Moshe Eizenberg of the Technion-Israel Institute
of Technology.
Ramanath’s ongoing research is supported by the National Science
Foundation, the U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation, the
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and New York state through the
Interconnect Focus Center.
LaVerne Hess, the NSF program official most familiar with
Ramanath’s work, applauded the interdisciplinary nature and strong
technical relevance of the nanoglue project.
“It’s a good example of basic materials science research motivated
by an understanding of engineering needs in the electronics field,
and involving fundamental chemistry concepts to create new
materials capabilities to enable progress in a field important to
U.S. competitiveness,” Hess said.
US2010159236
INTERFACIAL STRENGTHENING AND TOUGHENING USING A
MOLECULAR NANOLAYER
An article includes a first surface, a second surface, and a
molecular nanolayer located at an interface between the first and
the second surface, where an interface toughness is a higher than
20 J m-2.
Just another old
breakthrough ... Nothing to see here, folks, keep moving,
don't read this ...
Fresnel Lens Solar Panels
http://www.zpenergy.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2518
August 24, 2007
IAUS Believes New Breakthrough Solar
Panel Can Change the World
SALEM, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Following a successful high-volume
run of its new breakthrough solar panels, International Automated
Systems, Inc. (OTCBB:IAUS) has been conducting tests to identify
the parameters of its new product. The new panels have delivered
an exciting performance that is in line with preliminary
expectations.
IAUS’s unique thin-film solar panels have a solar insolence
transmittance efficiency of nearly 92%- virtually the highest
transmittance physically possible of any material. These
breakthrough solar panels have shown a conversion of solar energy
from the sun into temperatures of over 1,300 degrees F.
Initial IAUS data has demonstrated that IAUS’s new solar panels
focus as high as 30% more solar energy onto its receiver than
traditional solar power trough systems typically achieve. Recent
advancements will likely increase this number again to more than
50%. IAUS’s solar panels have an estimated life-span of greater
than fifty years when properly maintained, and are inexpensive to
replace.
IAUS’s unique thin-film solar panel can be produced at a fraction
of the cost of today’s traditional photovoltaic solar panels. IAUS
believes its new product is the first solar power technology with
legitimate potential to compete with gas and other fossil fuels.
Low-cost energy produced by IAUS’s new patented and patent-pending
solar technology can be used to generate electricity or produce
clean fuels such as hydrogen and green methanol (gasoline
replacements) at a competitive price. Many experts had predicted
that no solar power technology would likely accomplish this
milestone before the year 2025.
During its first high-volume run, nearly 1,000 Kilowatts of IAUS’s
solar panels were manufactured in a short 24-hour period. On a
24/7 operating schedule, an estimated 350 Megawatts of IAUS panels
can be produced annually. In comparison, a traditional
photovoltaic (PV) solar module manufacturing plant with a yearly
capacity equal to IAUS would cost an estimated $840 Million to
construct.
http://www.iaus.com/home.html
Solar Panels- IAUS’s panel fabrication is a unique, patented,
molding process never-before done with a radial Fresnel lens. This
process allows for inexpensive, high-volume, mass production that
can be expanded for ultra-high volumes in a comparatively short
amount of time.
These thin solar panels focus the sun’s energy to a small,
high-temperature point. The energy generated can be used for both
electricity production and thermal heat for manufacturing, water
purification, chemical refinement, and other heat-based processes.
Neldon JOHNSON : Flash-Steam Bladeless
Turbine
Coal-fired steam plant turbines are costly, high maintenance,
large, difficult to manufacture, extremely temperamental, and
dangerous. IAUS’s patented, bladeless turbine has none of these
issues. While maintaining similar efficiencies as today’s
expensive steam turbines, IAUS’s turbine is small, low-cost,
scalable, and operates minus most of the expensive surrounding
components and maintenance issues.
Traditional turbine performance relies upon the environment within
its blade chambers. Super-heated, high-velocity steam particles
are continuously striking the titanium turbine blades to turn the
shaft. If steam condenses on the blades, a sharp drop in
efficiency and damage to the turbine can result. Traditional
multi-stage turbines require dry, high-quality steam.
IAUS’s new turbine is structurally unaffected by low quality
steam. It blows the energy away from its components instead of on
them to turn the shaft. As mentioned, it is smaller than
traditional turbines, less expensive, and requires very little
maintenance, and because of its low-pressure working chamber, it
is much less dangerous. Also, unlike traditional turbines, IAUS’s
turbine can operate without corrosion or system failure on both
high quality and low quality steam. It has bi-phase flow
capability.
IAUS Turbine Eliminates Need for Boiler
IAUS’s proprietary turbine steam cycle does not need an expensive,
sophisticated, high-maintenance boiler. Instead IAUS’s turbine
operates on high-pressure, super heated water (supercritical
fluid) from a series of high-pressure tubing, which is much safer,
less expensive and easier to manage. The expansion or phase change
(flashing) from water to steam happens right in the working
chamber of IAUS’s turbine. This makes the Balance of Plant (BOP)
steam production, and monitoring equipment less complicated. These
are significant advantages over traditional boiler systems
required by conventional turbines.
Modular
IAUS’s turbine can be custom designed for smaller to medium size
applications. This allows for staging power in and out, and
inexpensively segmenting a power plant into smaller sectors which
improves issues of downtime while offering low-cost redundancy in
on-site equipment.
PRESSURIZED GAS TURBINE
ENGINE
US6533539
A pressurized gas turbine engine is disclosed
which utilizes a new turbine design. Pressurized gas is
supplied by nozzle gas ways in the turbine to gas nozzles
affixed to the perimeter of the turbine. The gas nozzles may
be recessed in the turbine perimeter or extend from the
turbine perimeter. The gas nozzles may be equipped with gas
exit cones to enhance the efficiency of the nozzles. The axis
of the nozzles have an oblique angle with the direction of
rotation of the turbine. Pressurized gas is supplied to the
nozzle gas ways through one or more shaft gas ways in the
turbine shaft, or is supplied through engine gas ports in the
front wall of the turbine engine to gas supply zones which are
hydraulically separated by seal rings on the front face of the
turbine, each gas supply zone being hydraulically connected to
one or more nozzle gas ways.
Pressurized gas turbine engine with
electrothermodynamic enhancement
US6783320
Pressurized gas turbine engine with
efficiency enhanced by an electrothermodynamic power
convertor. The turbine has peripheral nozzles which are
supplied with pressurized gas or pressurized liquid by
internal nozzle gas ways. Pressurized liquid is flashed by the
nozzles. The electrothermodynamic power convertor has a
collector plate which envelopes the turbine engine expansion
chamber and a charged screen which is positioned radially
between the gas nozzles and the collector plate. Collector
plate insulation is affixed between the collector plate and
the walls of the expansion chamber.
Tesla Turbine
Redux :
Frank GERMANO, et al :
Bladeless Turbine
US2013213039
Bladeless Turbine
The bladeless turbine includes a case, three or more turbine discs
disposed within the case. Each turbine disc has a center opening,
and two or more of the turbine discs have a set of exhaust ports
positioned annularly around the center opening. A drive shaft
passes through the center openings of the turbine discs and is
attached to the three or more turbine discs, wherein the drive
shaft is positioned within the case along the centerline, free to
rotate within the case, and extends through the case for
connection to a generator. The one or more fluid/vapor inlets are
attached to the main housing such that a fluid/vapor is directed
at a specified angle onto the three or more turbine discs. The
fluid/vapor outlet is aligned with the centerline. A set of
exhaust holes proximate to and connected to the fluid/vapor outlet
that are positioned annularly around the drive shaft.
Still waiting in
the nano-now ...
http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1168067
2/25/2008
Nanoparticles could make hydrogen
cheaper than gasoline
R. Colin Johnson
PORTLAND, Ore. — The hydrogen economy is getting a shot in the arm
from a start-up that says its nanoparticle coatings could make
hydrogen easy to produce at home from distilled water, and
ultimately bring the cost of hydrogen fuel cells in line with that
of fossil fuels.
QuantumSphere Inc. says it has perfected the manufacture of highly
reactive catalytic nanoparticle coatings that could up the
efficiency of electrolysis, the technique that generates hydrogen
from water. Moreover, the coatings could also eliminate the need
for expensive metals like platinum in hydrogen fuel cells.
Boasting 1,000 times the surface area of traditional materials,
the coatings can be used to retrofit existing electrolysers to
increase their efficiency to 85 percent -- exceeding the
Department of Energy's goal for 2010 by 10 percent. The scheme
holds the promise of 96 percent efficiency by the time cars
powered by hydrogen fuel cells hit automobile showrooms, according
to the Santa Ana, Calif., company.
"Instead of switching 170,000 gas stations over to hydrogen, using
our electrodes could enable consumers to make their own hydrogen,
either in the garage or right on the vehicle," said Kevin Maloney,
president, chief executive officer and co-founder of
QuantumSphere. "Our nanoparticle-coated electrodes make
electrolysers efficient enough to provide hydrogen on demand from
a tank of distilled water in your car."
The first commercial product inspired by QuantumSphere's
technology will debut later this year: a battery using a cathode
coated with the startup's nanoparticles, thereby increasing its
energy density 5x over alkaline cells and boosting power by 320
percent. The first commercial nonrechargeable batteries with this
increased capacity will be announced by an as-yet-unnamed major
U.S. battery maker in the second half of 2008.
QuantumSphere also claims to be able to improve rechargeable
nickel-metal-hydride batteries to the point where they perform
better than the less environmentally friendly lithium-ion
batteries popular today.
QuantumSphere's plan is first to retrofit existing electrolysis
equipment with its nanoparticle electrodes to boost efficiency.
Next, it intends to partner with original equipment manufacturers
to design at-home and on-vehicle electrolysers for making hydrogen
from water for fuel cells. Finally, the company wants to work with
fuel cell makers to replace their expensive platinum electrodes
with inexpensive stainless-steel electrodes coated with
nickel-iron nanoparticles.
QuantumSphere's nanoparticles are available in four formulations:
nickel cobalt, iron cobalt, nickel iron and silver copper.
According to the Freedonia Group Inc. (Cleveland), the
nanoparticles can be sold directly into the catalyst metals
market, which it predicts will edge up to $4.7 billion this year.
QuantumSphere is also expected to have an impact on the battery
market, which Freedonia estimates will grow to more than $5
billion by 2009. Portable fuel cells and direct hydrogen
generation are markets that are growing even faster, with fuel
cells estimated to top $11 billion by 2013, according to
Wintergreen Research Inc. (Lexington, Mass.), and hydrogen
generation to exceed $15 billion by 2016, according to Clean Edge
Inc. (Portland, Ore.).
QuantumSphere was founded in 2002 with just $100,000 of private
funding and still has not taken in any venture capital, although
it did have a public funding round last year. The company's
founding goal was to create a thimble full of the nanoparticles it
invented. But now, just over five years later, it claims to have
surpassed its original goal with a manufacturing plant capable of
producing tons of nanoparticles per year.
QuantumSphere claims its current manufacturing capacity is enough
for both the battery and electrolysis markets. With an eye on
future growth, however, the company has partnered with the OM
Group Inc. (Cleveland) for mass-producing nanoparticles when
QuantumSphere can no longer meet demand.
After perfecting the original invention, for which QuantumSphere
was awarded a patent last year, the company hired an engineering
team to adapt the nanoparticles for particular applications.
Leading that team was director of fuel cell research Kimberly
McGrath, a protg of George Olah, the 1994 Nobel Prize winner in
chemistry. Olah, inventor of the direct liquid-methanol fuel cell,
serves as a scientific adviser to QuantumSphere.
"We have formulated a nanoparticle coating that has a very high
surface area, enabling inexpensive coated stainless-steel
electrodes to exceed the performance of the expensive platinum
electrodes used today," said McGrath. "We start with raw material
that covers about the size of a sheet of paper, but after
converting into nanoparticles, it covers a soccer field."
The nanoparticles are perfect spheres, consisting of a couple
hundred atoms measuring from 16 to 25 nanometers in diameter. They
are formed by means of a vacuum-deposition process that uses vapor
condensation to produce highly reactive catalytic nanoparticles,
for which the engineering team has formulated several end-use
applications.
"Our biggest engineering challenge was finding a way to get the
nanoparticles to stick to metal electrodes," McGrath said. The
company has solved that problem, she said, "enabling existing
electrolysis equipment to realize a 30 percent increase in
hydrogen output just by retrofitting our coated electrodes."
QuantumSphere projects that the efficiency of electrolysis using
its nanoparticle-coated electrodes, now at 85 percent, can be
increased to 96 percent by the time hydrogen fuel cell automobiles
are in wide use. Adjusting for rising gasoline prices,
QuantumSphere projects that performing electrolysis at home to
power hydrogen fuel cells will then be less expensive than burning
fossil fuels.
The company has also made progress in its quest to eliminate the
need for expensive platinum electrodes inside the fuel cell
itself, claiming that today it can replace half a fuel cell's
platinum with nanoparticle-coated stainless steel. QuantumSphere
hopes to demonstrate fuel cells with no platinum at all in the
coming years.
US7282167
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING NANO-PARTICLES
Inventor: CARPENTER DOUGLAs
Applicant: QUANTUMSPHERE INC [US]
US7897294
NANO-MATERIAL CATALYST DEVICE
MICROLON ENGINE METAL TREATMENT
http://www.keelynet.com/indexfeb208.htm
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/2/prweb715793.htm
The Best Kept Secret in Engine
Protection Has Just Been Leaked
Up and coming site http://www.gas-miser.com offers a rare and
effective engine metal treatment that can provide vast
improvements to a variety of vehicles.
A revolutionary engine product is becoming more available to the
public thanks to http://www.gas-miser.com. For years, specialized
mechanics in the aircraft, racing and transport industries have
been using a product called Microlon to increase their engine's
performance and life. This remarkable invention helps reduce
friction in all functions of the engine, making it more efficient
and causing less overall wear. This promotes a list of benefits,
like increased gas mileage, more horsepower and longer engine
life.
It's important to distinguish this treatment from oil or fuel
additives. Microlon engine metal treatment gives more effective
friction reduction than any lubricant on the market today, yet it
works in conjunction with conventional lube to give optimal
performance and protection. The treatment is so effective, it
lasts the entire life of an engine and never wears out. In
addition to improved gas mileage and horsepower, the more
efficient engine will have reduced exhaust emissions, thus
protecting the environment.
In fact, studies show that engines treated with Microlon have
reduced hydrocarbon emissions by 24 percent, carbon monoxide by 43
percent and nitrous oxide by 21 percent. An independent study by
Porsche revealed that the treatment increased fuel economy by
almost 10 percent. By that measure, the savings that a customer
will experience will pay for the product in the first year alone.
A motorcycle company reported an 11 percent increase in horsepower
in one of their main models. Many other tests results show
astonishing improvements in other factors of engine performance,
all of which are available on the website.
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, only 12 percent of the
energy from the gasoline burned in an automobile engine goes to
moving the tires; the remaining energy gets wasted in various
ways. By far, the largest waste is due to engine friction,
constituting 62 percent of the initial energy supply. Much of this
friction is due to metal-on-metal contact. By adding Microlon,
high quality resins embed themselves into the metal, making the
surface contact points very slippery, thus allowing more energy to
affect the drive train.
Clearly, the benefits of this technology are extensive, and they
apply to diesel and gas engines, aircraft, boat and snowmobile
engines. On top of the performance benefits, the one-time use is
only about twice as expensive as a regular oil change, and most
consumers can do the installation themselves. To further entice
its interested parties, the site is now offering Microlon at a 10
percent discount from the factory direct price, as well as free
shipping on all orders. Visit http://www.gas-miser.com to get more
information about engine protection with this revolutionary
product.
Contact: Doug Kelly
Douglas Kelly and Associates, Inc.
417-882-3905
engineguy @ gas-miser.com
http://www.gas-miser.com
PERMANENTLY INCREASE YOUR GAS MILEAGE WITH MICROLON® ENGINE
METAL TREATMENT .ONLY ONE TREATMENT LASTS THE LIFE OF YOUR
ENGINE.
Microlon Saves You Money By Permanently Reducing Energy Wasting
Friction in your Engine. What every car and truck owner ought to
know … that most mechanics don’t.
Microlon Engine Treatment will increase your gas mileage up to 8
MPG, and increase your horsepower by up to 12%. Microlon Is Not An
Oil Additive, It Is a Metal Treatment. Microlon is a
Scientifically Advanced Metal Technology used By Aircraft and Race
Car Mechanics, Fleet Mechanics, and even Metal Tooling, for More
Than 30 Years ... Because It Works. The FAA has approved Microlon
Since 1978, For Use In Aircraft Engines.
Microlon was awarded the “Medaille De Vermeil” at the “Salon
International des Techniques Nouvelles” in Geneva, Switzerland, in
1978, for being the first among its class of new product
innovations. This was only the 7th time in 100 years the award has
been made. It hasn’t been made since
http://www.microlon.com/about_microlon.php
About Us
Microlon's first product, known then as WZ-127, was created in
1964 by Bill Williams, inventor of the Microlon Metal Treatment.
At that time Mr. Williams was working as a gunsmith on weapons and
sold modified .223 caliber ammunition to be used in .17 rifles.
This bullet, which used a huge charge of powder, created a
tremendous amount of heat due to friction where the bullet came in
contact with the rifling of the barrel. This friction caused a
considerable amount of wear and ruined new barrels after only a
few hundred rounds. To solve this problem, he developed a liquid
that combined a cleaning complex with a durable anti-friction
resin. The compound was held in a powerful suspension agent to
ensure even distribution down the length of the barrel. He
garnered immediate success with this product as it extended the
life of the .17 caliber barrels used in testing. Soon, he began to
realize the potential of other applications. Viewing the gun
barrel as a single-stroke engine, where the bullet acted as a
piston and the inside of the barrel acted as a cylinder wall, he
began developing and testing a formula that would treat automotive
engines.
In 1978 he entered this invention and won the coveted first place
medal "Medaille de Vermeil" at the SALON INTERNATIONAL DES
INVENTIONS DE GENEVE in Geneva, Switzerland. This noted win still
stands unchallenged today! In 1979 he developed the CL-100
Aircraft Formulation for aircrafts and after exhaustive testing by
the FAA was granted certification for usage. Over the years,
Microlon has grown in reputation as the best one-time metal
treatment to use for lubricating and reducing friction in
everything from jet engines, machinery, car engines, firearms,
bicycle chains to pocket knives. Today distribution is both
national and international.
The focus of the business remains the same today as it was 40
years ago; offer the finest products possible utilizing
state-of-the-art treatment technology. Microlon believes in great
customer service, old-fashioned hard work and continues to expand
and improve their product lines through constant research and
development.
FAQ
WHY SHOULD I USE MICROLON?
Microlon works by reducing friction inside of your engine and
helps it to operate more efficiently. An engine that has been
Microlon-treated will save you real dollars by reducing wear and
tear, increasing fuel economy, and cutting down on trips to the
shop for unscheduled maintenance. An engine that operates more
efficiently will feel more powerful. Since Microlon is a one-time
treatment, you can enjoy the benefits of a smoother,
WHY ISN'T MICROLON A MORE FAMOUS BRAND NAME?
For over 40 years, Microlon has been successfully selling
treatment products by word-of-mouth advertising from enthusiastic
customers. Unlike the majority of our competitors, Microlon is a
family-owned business and does not have the huge corporation
funding needed to pay for advertising campaigns. However,from this
grass-roots growth within the enthusiast and car buff communities,
Microlon has become known as the only one-time metal treatment to
use. About 20 years ago we expanded into the International market
though KYOWA Developing and Materials, Inc., a distributor in
Japan, where the Microlon brand has become a well-known household
name.
WHAT ABOUT OTHER PRODUCTS THAT MAKE SIMILAR CLAIMS?
Microlon has been in business since 1964 and we have seen dozens
of similar products come and go. Most of the other products are
oils or oil treatments while Microlon is a one-time metal
treatment. Microlon can be used to treat the top end of the engine
through the fuel and the rest of the engine through the crankcase.
Microlon CL-100 has been accepted for use in aircraft engines up
to 1000 C.I.D. since May 1979. Microlon was entered into an
invention competition and won the gold Medaille de Vermeille in
Geneva in 1978. No one has been able to duplicate the formulation
or its effects since it was invented in 1964.
WILL MICROLON STOP AN ENGINE FROM BURNING OIL?
Microlon will reduce oil consumption if the problem is caused by
sticking rings. Rings stick if deposits of carbon and varnish form
on the rings or ring grooves. These deposits slow down or stop
normal ring action. The cleaning complex in Microlon attacks the
bad deposits and leaves behind the Microlon film which helps your
engine run smoothly and efficiently.
DO I USE MICROLON ON EVERY OIL CHANGE?
NO! Microlon is a ONE-TIME treatment of the metal inside of your
engine,not an EVERY TIME treatment to the oil. Using Microlon
treatment is a one time investment in the life of your car.
DOES THE OIL HAVE TO BE CHANGED BEFORE TREATMENT?
Due to the tremendous cleansing action of Microlon, deposits of
carbon and varnish are put into suspension in the lubrication
system. These by-products of imperfect combustion may put a burden
on the filtering system. So it is advisable, especially in older
engines, to change the oil before treating your engine with
Microlon.
HOW MUCH MICROLON DOES MY ENGINE NEED?
Microlon treats the metal in your engine not the oil. Engines have
various cubic inch displacement. Microlon treats each engine
according to the total amount of surfaces that need friction
reduction, different amounts of metal and different Microlon
needs. Microlon engine treatments have two parts. The 4 ounce Fuel
System treatment goes in with the fuel. Most of the Microlon
liquid used to treat an engine goes into the crankcase. The chart
below will help you get the right amount of Microlon for your
car's engine.
Diesel engines have different requirements. Please call (512)
295-9895 for diesel specifications.
WHY DOES A DIESEL ENGINE REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PRODUCT?
The Microlon resin is driven deeper into the pore structure of the
metal by the higher compression found in diesel engines. Since the
benefits of the Microlon film come from Microlon-to-Microlon
contact inside of the engine, more product is required to
adequately form the film. It is the Microlon film on the surface
of the metal that protects the engine from wear. Turbo-charged and
Super turbo-charged diesel engines have even higher than normal
compression and require more Microlon liquid than an average
diesel engine.
HOW LONG DO I LEAVE MICROLON IN BEFORE CHANGING MY OIL?
The Microlon film forms within 1,000 miles (1,600 km) in
automobiles. This time is needed for the Microlon resin to get
burnished into the pore structure of the metal and form the
protective micro-thin film. At this point, you should check your
oil. If the Microlon cleaning complex has removed deposits from
your engine, the oil will be dirty and should be changed to
prevent stress on your filtering system. Any resin that is unused
will come out with the dirty oil. Microlon will not change
tolerances or replace metal which had been worn away.
WHY DO I PUT MICROLON IN THE FUEL?
Unlike oil additives, Microlon is a metal treatment. Microlon is
compatible with gasoline, diesel and oil. The fluids in the engine
are used only to carry the Microlon resin to all of the bearing
surfaces reached by those fluids. The Microlon added to the fuel
treats the top end of the engine, while the Microlon added to the
crankcase treats the rest of the engine.
IS IT POSSIBLE TO OVERTREAT?
When you treat your engine with Microlon the first time, the
Microlon resin is forced into the pore structure of the metal.
When the micro-thin film has formed and no more resin can be
squeezed into the surface of the metal, the rest of the Microlon
resin will hang in suspension until your next oil change when it
goes out with the waste oil. Additional treatments will not form a
better film than the first one, so continually re-treating an
engine is a waste of money.
HOW MUCH INCREASED FUEL ECONOMY WILL I GET?
It is hard to state an exact amount of fuel savings coming from
using the Microlon metal treatment because every engine is
different. Typically, we give a benefit of 10% in fuel savings,
but if you use the benefits of Microlon to get a little more power
out of your engine, the horse power will go up and not the miles
per gallon (or gallons per hour for aviation users). One of the
other real benefits of the protective Microlon film is savings in
the long term on maintenance and extended engine life.
HOW LONG WILL THE MICROLON TREATMENT LAST?
The Microlon film will last until removed. Microlon penetrates the
pore structure of the metal and becomes an integral part of the
metal. In a properly treated engine all wear happens at
Microlon-to-Microlon surfaces instead of metal-to-metal surfaces,
reducing friction. The micro-thin film can only be removed by
machining it out or by heating the metal to 775 degrees
Fahrenheit. If the film is damaged by anything that makes it past
the air filter, the Microlon film has a self-healing property that
will repair and thin spots or scuffs. There are millions of
engines that are performing as well today as when they were first
treated.
HOW DOES MICROLON WORK IN A MOTORCYCLE WITH A WET CLUTCH?
Forming the Microlon film is important in a wet clutch or a
positraction limited slip rear differential, because they are high
friction environments. The Microlon resin does not stick to the
fiber in the wet clutch plates, but it does allow for easier
action in the splines. Using Microlon reduces clutch hang up and
reduces wear.
CAN MICROLON HARM AN ENGINE?
The Microlon engine treatment works in two stages. First, the
Microlon cleaning complex clears the engine of the carbon,
varnish, and sludge that can accumulate through normal use. After
the engine is clean, the Microlon film forms on the bearing
surfaces. None of that process is inherently harmful to any
engine. There have been a couple of cases where we have
recommended that an engine not be treated, and those cases dealt
with very old engines that were essentially held together by the
gunk that Microlon will remove. Microlon Incorporated has full
faith in its products and is proud to offer their customers a
three-year unconditional money back guarantee.
WILL MICROLON VOID MY WARRANTY?
No. To void a warranty the equipment manufacturer must prove that
a particular product did damage to an engine. There is nothing in
Microlon to damage an engine when properly used. Although many
original equipment manufacturers threaten to 'void the warranty'
if recommended lubricants are not used, none of them will put it
in writing. The Microlon CL-100 aircraft engine treatment has been
accepted for use in aircraft engines by the FAA since May 1979. In
thirty-five years, there has never been a damage claim against any
Microlon products.
HOW LONG WILL MICROLON EXTEND THE LIFE OF AN ENGINE?
We cannot state that definitely. Oil analysis reports consistently
show wear at an average of 75% to 100% greater in an untreated
engine. We can quote from the Aviation Consumer (June 1, 1978
issue) which reported on tests conducted by Caterpillar. These
tests showed an estimated increase of expected engine life of
between 20% and 40%. Since Microlon is a one-time treatment, the
Microlon film will last the life of the engine, however long that
may be.
DOES MICROLON JUST WORK IN ENGINES?
Microlon can be used anywhere it would be beneficial to reduce
friction. Microlon Incorporated manufactures a product called Gun
Juice which is formulated for use in firearms. Microlon can be
used on bicycle chains, squeaky hinges and pocket knives to name a
few of the places you want to reduce friction and preserve metal.
Microlon should never be used anywhere friction is beneficial,
such as automotive brake systems.
CAN I SPLIT A LARGE CONTAINER OF MICROLON TO TREAT SEVERAL SMALL
ENGINES?
Yes. Just keep in mind, inexact measuring can result in an under
treatment which might keep the Microlon film from forming, or over
treatment which could result in wasted money. Microlon
Incorporated suggests purchasing the recommended amount of product
required to treat a specific engine or piece of equipment.
Microlon packages its products in sizes from 1 ounce containers to
55 gallon drums.
CAN I USE MICROLON IN TWO CYCLE ENGINES?
Yes. The Microlon film reduces friction and enhances performance
in all sizes and types of engines. Treating a two-cycle engine
with Microlon is easier than treating other types of engines.
Microlon treating a two-cycle engine does not require separate
amounts in the oil and fuel since they are already combined. Just
follow the instructions supplied by the Microlon Corporation.
HOW MUCH DIFFERENCE CAN MICROLON MAKE ON A NEW ENGINE?
In new engines, Microlon acts as a preventative maintenance
measure. The durable Microlon film will increase efficiency,
giving greater fuel economy or greater horse power. The longer an
engine runs, the greater the chance for dramatic performance
decay. The more problems and engine has, the bigger difference
Microlon can make.
DOES THE MICROLON FILM DETERIORATE FROM HIGH TEMPERATURES OR ACIDS
FOUND IN THE ENGINE?
No. The Microlon film is resistant to harmful chemicals and acids.
The Microlon film will withstand continuous operating temperatures
much higher than those present in an engine.
WHY DOES AN ENGINE WITH AN ALUMINUM BLOCK REQUIRE ADDITIONAL
PRODUCT?
The Microlon resin fills in the pore structure of the metal inside
of the engine. Since aluminum has a much more open pore structure,
more of the Microlon resin is required to fill in the surface of
the metal and form the Microlon film. The key to the Microlon
effect is forming the film and it simply takes more product to
fill in the pore structure of the metal in an aluminum block.
HOW IS AN ENGINE TREATED IF IT HAS A FRANTZ TYPE OIL FILTER?
The particles of the Microlon resin range in size and some of the
larger particles may not pass through the Frantz type oil filter.
This cartridge must be removed or by-passed during the treatment
period to avoid a possible loss of some of the particulate. A
Frantz type oil filter resembles a toilet paper roll, not a
conventional oil filter. Nothing is bigger than 5 microns.
http://www.microlonjohn.com/oiladd.html
Microlon vs. Oil Additives
In any discussion about Microlon it is interesting to note that
this product was not developed as an automotive "additive" but as
a lubricant for high velocity rifles. The engine and multitude of
other uses and applications were only realized after the use of
the product for many years in its' originally intended
mode. Unlike oil "additives", Microlon does not
attempt to increase the lubricity of the oil. Microlon treats the
actual metal surfaces and simply uses the oil, fuel, water,
grease, cutting fluids, etc., as a transportation medium.
Most Oil Additives Have Shortcomings
Oil additives usually come under the classifications of:
chlorides
sulfur compounds
phopsphorus compounds
nitrogen compounds
They have the following disadvantages:
Chlorine compounds: Oils blend with chlorine compounds show an
increase in film strength. It is common for those selling chlorine
based oil additives to demonstrate the high film strength on the
Timken or similar bearing machine. However, the most stable of
chlorine compounds, when burned on the cylinder surface or piston
tops, form hydrochloric acid which is corrosive. It is also known
that chlorides add to oil drag.
Sulfur compounds: Sulfur compounds also add to film strength.
However, in high temperatures and the presence of moisture they
are apt to break down. They thus produce corrosion and high
resistance to motion.
Phosphorous compounds: Phosphorous compounds likewise breakdown
with the result being corrosive phosphorous acid.
Nitrogen compounds: At elevated temperatures the oil film will
break down and the bearings seize. Invariably, the presence of the
above materials which increase the extreme pressure (E.P.)
qualities of lubricants cause it to have high drag and produce
early bearing fatigue. Therefore some additives which are in
common use could produce relatively rapid engine deterioration.
Metal treatment: Metal treatments are supposed to treat the metal
only and not change the characteristics of oils. Some oil
additives claim to be metal treatments, but by using bearing test
machines to demonstrate the immediate increase in film strength of
oil and when having to be used regularly, it's apparent to see
they are more of an oil additive than an actual metal treatment
and probably fall into one of the above classifications.
MICROLON
Microlon is a one time metal treatment using oil and fuel only as
a carrier for the Microlon resin. Results from using a bearing
test machine to demonstrate Microlon usually turn out negative
because Microlon is a true and proven metal treatment only.
Just another
breakthrough to here ...
John GUERRA : Nano-Titania Solar
Electrolysis
http://www.technologyreview.com/Energy/20134/
Cheap Hydrogen
A new process uses sunlight and a
nanostructured catalyst to inexpensively and efficiently
generate hydrogen for fuel.
Nanoptek, a startup based in Maynard, MA, has developed a new way
to make hydrogen from water using solar energy. The company says
that its process is cheap enough to compete with the cheapest
approaches used now, which strip hydrogen from natural gas, and it
has the further advantage of releasing no carbon dioxide. The
technology uses titania, a cheap and abundant material, to capture
energy from sunlight. The absorbed energy releases electrons,
which split water to make hydrogen.
Other researchers have used titania to split water in the past,
but Nanoptek researchers found a way to modify titania to absorb
more sunlight, which makes the process much cheaper and more
efficient, says John Guerra, the company's founder and CEO. Guerra
says that chip makers have long known that straining a material so
that its atoms are slightly pressed together or pulled apart
alters the material's electronic properties. He found that
depositing a coating of titania on dome-like nanostructures caused
the atoms to be pulled apart.
"When you pull the atoms apart, less energy is required to knock
the electrons out of orbit," he says. "That means you can use
light with lower energy--which means visible light" rather than
just ultraviolet light. The strain on the atoms also affects the
way that electrons move through the material. Too much strain, and
the electrons tend to be reabsorbed by the material before they
split water.
Guerra says that the company has had to find a balance between
absorbing more sunlight and allowing the electrons to move freely
out of the material. Nanoptek has also developed cheaper ways to
manufacture the nanostructured materials.
Solar gases: A parabolic trough can focus sunlight on
nanostructured titania, improving the efficiency of a new system
for generating hydrogen by splitting water
US7995871
STRESS-INDUCED BANDGAP-SHIFTED SEMICONDUCTOR
PHOTOELECTROLYTIC/PHOTOCATALYTIC/PHOTOVOLTAIC SURFACE
Inventor: GUERRA JOHN
Applicant: NANOPTEK CORPORATION
Titania is a semiconductor and photocatalyst that is also
chemically inert. With its bandgap of 3.0, to activate the
photocatalytic property of titania requires light of about 390 nm
wavelength, which is in the ultra-violet, where sunlight is very
low in intensity. A method and devices are disclosed wherein
stress is induced and managed in a thin film of titania in order
to shift and lower the bandgap energy into the longer wavelengths
that are more abundant in sunlight. Applications of this
stress-induced bandgap-shifted titania photocatalytic surface
include photoelectrolysis for production of hydrogen gas from
water, photovoltaics for production of electricity, and
photocatalysis for detoxification and disinfection.
Let's Disintegrate
the Moon with Antimatter / Antihydrogen / Positrons ! Free
Humanity from the Archons ! Techno-Nihil uber Alles !
http://phys.org/news146160767.html
Nov 17, 2008
Billions of Particles of Anti-matter
Created in Laboratory
Take a gold sample the size of the head of a push pin, shoot a
laser through it, and suddenly ore than 100 billion particles of
anti-matter appear.
The anti-matter, also known as positrons, shoots out of the target
in a cone-shaped plasma "jet."
This new ability to create a large number of positrons in a small
laboratory opens the door to several fresh avenues of anti-matter
research, including an understanding of the physics underlying
various astrophysical phenomena such as black holes and gamma ray
bursts.
Anti-matter research also could reveal why more matter than
anti-matter survived the Big Bang at the start of the universe.
"We've detected far more anti-matter than anyone else has ever
measured in a laser experiment," said Hui Chen, a Livermore
researcher who led the experiment. "We've demonstrated the
creation of a significant number of positrons using a short-pulse
laser." Chen and her colleagues used a short, ultra-intense laser
to irradiate a millimeter-thick gold target. "Previously, we
concentrated on making positrons using paper-thin targets," said
Scott Wilks, who designed and modeled the experiment using
computer codes. "But recent simulations showed that
millimeter-thick gold would produce far more positrons. We were
very excited to see so many of them."
In the experiment, the laser ionizes and accelerates electrons,
which are driven right through the gold target. On their way, the
electrons interact with the gold nuclei, which serve as a catalyst
to create positrons. The electrons give off packets of pure
energy, which decays into matter and anti-matter, following the
predictions by Einstein's famous equation that relates matter and
energy. By concentrating the energy in space and time, the laser
produces positrons more rapidly and in greater density than ever
before in the laboratory.
"By creating this much anti-matter, we can study in more detail
whether anti-matter really is just like matter, and perhaps gain
more clues as to why the universe we see has more matter than
anti-matter," said Peter Beiersdorfer, a lead Livermore physicist
working with Chen.
Particles of anti-matter are almost immediately annihilated by
contact with normal matter, and converted to pure energy (gamma
rays). There is considerable speculation as to why the observable
universe is apparently almost entirely matter, whether other
places are almost entirely anti-matter, and what might be possible
if anti-matter could be harnessed. Normal matter and anti-matter
are thought to have been in balance in the very early universe,
but due to an "asymmetry" the anti-matter decayed or was
annihilated, and today very little anti-matter is seen.
Over the years, physicists have theorized about anti-matter, but
it wasn't confirmed to exist experimentally until 1932.
High-energy cosmic rays impacting Earth's atmosphere produce
minute quantities of anti-matter in the resulting jets, and
physicists have learned to produce modest amounts of anti-matter
using traditional particle accelerators. Anti-matter similarly may
be produced in regions like the center of the Milky Way and other
galaxies, where very energetic celestial events occur. The
presence of the resulting anti-matter is detectable by the gamma
rays produced when positrons are destroyed when they come into
contact with nearby matter.
Laser production of anti-matter isn't entirely new either.
Livermore researchers detected anti-matter about 10 years ago in
experiments on the since-decommissioned Nova "petawatt" laser -
about 100 particles. But with a better target and a more sensitive
detector, this year's experiments directly detected more than 1
million particles. From that sample, the scientists infer that
around 100 billion positron particles were produced in total.
Until they annihilate, positrons (anti-electrons) behave much like
electrons (just with an opposite charge), and that's how Chen and
her colleagues detected them. They took a normal electron detector
(a spectrometer) and equipped it to detect particles with opposite
polarity as well.
"We've entered a new era," Beiersdorfer said. "Now, that we've
looked for it, it's almost like it hit us right on the head. We
envision a center for antimatter research, using lasers as cheaper
anti-matter factories."
Chen will present her work at the American Physical Society's
Division of Plasma Physics meeting Nov. 17-21 at the Hyatt Regency
Reunion in Dallas. S.C. Wilks, E. Liang, J. Myatt, K. Cone ,L.
Elberson, D.D. Meyerhofer, M. Schneider, R. Shepherd, D. Stafford,
R. Tommasini, P. Beiersdorfer are the collaborators on this
project.
Positron ( Antimatter ) Patents
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ION PROCESSING: CONTROL AND ANALYSIS
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The Super-Techno Fly Swatter ...
Randy CURRY :
Toroidal Air Plasma
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/energy/nuclear/plasma-ring-experiment-offers-new-path-for-fusion-power
19 Apr 2013
Plasma Ring Experiment Offers New Path
for Fusion Power
by
Jeremy Hsu
Physicists usually rely on electromagnetic magnetic fields to
harness the power of plasma, the fourth state of matter, in fusion
power experiments. But University of Missouri researchers have
managed to create rings of plasma that can hold their shape
without the use of outside electromagnetic fields—possibly paving
the way for a new age of practical fusion power and leading to the
creation of new energy storage devices.
Traditional efforts to achieve nuclear fusion have relied upon
multi-billion-dollar fusion reactors, called tokamaks, which
harness powerful electromagnetic fields to contain the
super-heated plasmas resulting from the fusion reactions. The
ability to create plasma with self-confining electromagnetic
fields in the open air could eliminate the need for external
electromagnetic fields in future fusion experiments, and with it,
much of the expense.
The researchers created plasma rings about 15 centimeters in
diameter that flew through the air across distances up to 60
centimeters. The rings lasted just 10 milliseconds, but reached
temperatures greater than the sun's fiery fusion core surface at
around 6600 to 7700 degrees K (6327 to 7427 degrees C). Plasma
physicists suspect that magnetic fields are still involved—but
that the plasma rings create their own.
"This plasma has a self-confining magnetic field," said Randy
Curry, an engineer and physicist at the University of Missouri in
Columbia. "If one can generate and contain it without large
magnets involved, of course fusion energy would be an
application." But the researchers' success in creating
self-contained plasma rings came as a surprise. "We did not expect
that," Curry says.
The researchers had been working with exploding wires that
vaporize when pulsed power is applied and release a cloud of
plasma energy. They had previously only succeeded in making clouds
of plasma that lasted less than a millisecond, Curry said.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5sIPJL_6F8
Plasma Device Developed at MU Could
Revolutionize Energy Generation and Storage
***
SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO GENERATE A
SELF-CONFINED HIGH DENSITY AIR PLASMA
WO2012173864 / US2013057151
This disclosure relates to methods and devices for generating
electron dense air plasmas at atmospheric pressures. In
particular, this disclosure relate to self-contained toroidal air
plasmas. Methods and apparatuses have been developed for
generating atmospheric toroidal air plasmas. The air plasmas are
self-confining, can be projected, and do not require additional
support equipment once formed.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0003] The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for
generating self-sustaining air plasmas at atmospheric pressures.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0004] An air plasma is an electrically conductive state of matter
composed of ions, electrons, radicals, and other neutral species
formed at atmospheric pressure that exist in an independent state.
Air plasmas may be used in a variety of applications, such as
nonlethal weapons, fusion, plasma processing, propulsion,
disinfection applications, and Shockwave mitigation.
[0005] However, current plasma sources have been unable to
generate an air plasma with an electron density sufficient to
protect against the consequences of the overpressure caused by a
Shockwave at atmospheric pressure. Furthermore, current plasma
sources have been unable to generate self-containing or
self-confining air plasmas that have lengthy lifetimes without the
use of expensive and unwieldy support equipment or large magnets.
Therefore, there remains a need for a versatile, scalable, and
repeatable method and apparatus to generate air plasmas.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus
for generating self-confined and self-stabilized air plasmas at
atmospheric pressures. In particular, the method and apparatus
generate toroidal air plasmas (TAPs) at atmospheric pressure
having an electron density sufficient for a number of
applications. The method and apparatus may be configured to
generate TAPs at a high repetition rate.
[0007] The method includes generating a self-contained air plasma
at an atmospheric pressure. The air plasma is generated in a first
ignition region and restricted in radial expansion. The method
also includes applying a high voltage pulse to the air plasma in a
secondary ignition region to heat and accelerate the air plasma
away from the second ignition region. Heating the air plasma
causes the air plasma to expand and become self-contained.
[0008] The apparatus for generating a self-contained air plasma at
an atmospheric pressure includes a primary ignition region that
includes a first shielding material defining a first cavity, that
may be elongated or another configuration, to contain a plasma
source. The apparatus also includes an ignition device to generate
the air plasma from the plasma source and a secondary ignition
region that includes a second shielding material defining a second
region, that may be elongated or another configuration, wherein
the second cavity is in fluid communication with the first cavity
to receive the air plasma. In one embodiment, the second region is
defined, at least in part, by a wire mesh that allows a current to
be discharged through the air therein and form a plasma discharge.
[0009] The apparatus includes a high voltage circuit that includes
at least one capacitor and is in communication with a voltage
source in order to apply a high voltage pulse to the air plasma.
The high voltage pulse heats and accelerates the air plasma away
from the apparatus to form the self-contained air plasma at the
atmospheric pressure. In various other embodiments, the plasma
source is at least one member of a group consisting of an
exploding wire, an explosive, a puffed gas plasma, a hollow
cathode plasma, a hypervelocity plasma source, a railgun, a
microwave-driven plasma source, or other compact plasma source
that can be directed into the second region. The plasma source may
also be provided by a one or more laser-induced plasma channels.
[0010] In another embodiment, a method for generating a self-
contained air plasma at an atmospheric pressure includes applying
a first high voltage pulse across a wire to explode the wire and
generate the air plasma in a first ignition region located between
an anode and a cathode. The method also includes restricting
radial expansion of the air plasma, such that the air plasma
travels parallel to a longitudinal axis of the wire to a second
ignition region between the cathode and an accelerator electrode.
A second high voltage pulse is applied across the cathode and the
accelerator electrode to heat the air plasma, wherein heating the
air plasma causes the air plasma to expand, accelerate, and form a
toroidal structure. The method also includes discharging the
self-contained toroidal air plasma from the second ignition region
at the atmospheric pressure.
[0011] The method further includes providing rigid electrically
insulating materials between the anode and the cathode, as well as
between the cathode and the accelerator electrode. The insulating
materials define cavities, which may be elongated. The elongated
cavity between the anode and the cathode receives the wire and
restricts the radial expansion of the air plasma. The cavity
between the cathode and the accelerator electrode allows the air
plasma to expand. Both cavities may have generally cylindrical or
spiral configurations. The cavities may have equal or different
diameters and may be configured to increase or decrease the
diameter of the toroidal plasma. In addition, the cavities may be
configured to increase or decrease the velocity of the toroidal
plasma.
[0012] In another embodiment, a method for generating a self-
contained air plasma at an atmospheric pressure includes
generating the air plasma in a first ignition region, directing a
velocity of expansion of the air plasma out of the first region,
and imparting energy to the air plasma in a secondary ignition
region, wherein the imparted energy causes the air plasma to
expand, accelerate out of the second ignition region, and become
self-contained. Alternately, the method may include restricting
radial expansion of the air plasma.
[0013] In various embodiments, the wire has a gauge in the range
between 00 AWG and 80 AWG. In other embodiments, the first high
voltage pulse is between 10kV and 50kV and has a duration between
0.1 s and 200 ms, while the second high voltage pulse is between
100V and 300V or up to many thousands of volts and has a duration
between 1 ns and 1000 ms.
[0014] In another embodiment, an apparatus for generating a self-
contained air plasma at an atmospheric pressure includes a first
shielding material positioned between an anode and a
semi-permeable cathode in a primary ignition region. The first
shielding material has a first longitudinal cavity to contain a
conductive wire extended between and in communication with the
anode and the cathode. The apparatus also includes a primary high
voltage circuit with at least one voltage source and at least one
capacitor. The primary high voltage circuit is in communication
with the anode and the cathode to apply a first high voltage pulse
across the wire causing it to explode and generate the air plasma.
The first longitudinal cavity restricting radial expansion of the
air plasma.
[0015] The apparatus also includes a secondary ignition region
defined by a second shielding material positioned between the
cathode and a semi-permeable electrode. The second shielding
material has a second longitudinal cavity extending between the
cathode and the electrode wherein the second longitudinal cavity
is in fluid communication with the first longitudinal cavity to
receive the air plasma. The apparatus also includes a secondary
high voltage circuit with at least one other capacitor that is in
communication the voltage source. The secondary high voltage
circuit further communicates with the cathode and the electrode to
apply a second high voltage pulse across the gap between the
cathode and the electrode, wherein the second high voltage pulse
further heats and accelerates the air plasma as it traverses the
electrode to form the self-contained air plasma at the atmospheric
pressure.
[0016] In various embodiments, the self-contained air plasma may
be formed by a laser induced plasma and subsequently heated by a
laser, a microwave pulse, or any means for imparting energy. The
plasma formed in air is self-confined by electrostatic or
electromagnetic fields and interactions. As such, the air plasma
inherently has a long lifetime. The self-confined air plasma may
have a lifetime on the order of milliseconds to multiple seconds
or even minutes.
[0017] The density of the plasma may be increased by using a
pressurization system that may increase the pressure in the
apparatus to a range between 1 ATM- 2000 ATM or higher. In
addition, the air within and/or around the apparatus may be
modified to optimize the size and electron density of the
generated air plasmas. For example, the air within and/or around
the apparatus may include one or more gas mixtures or gases seeded
with nanoparticles or various chemical compounds.
[0018] In various embodiments, the self-contained air plasmas have
an electron density of at least 10<10>/cm<3> and may
be as high as 10<19>/cm<3>. In addition, the geometry
of the apparatus leads the air plasma to form a toroidal
structure.
DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES
[0019] FIG. 1 depicts an embodiment of a toroidal air
plasma generator.
[0020] FIG. 2 is a photograph of one embodiment of the air
plasma generation apparatus.
[0021] FIG. 3 is a side-view photograph of one embodiment
of the air plasma generation apparatus
[0022] FIG. 4. is a schematic layout of a primary
high-voltage circuit according to one embodiment.
[0023] FIG. 5 is a high-speed image of a toroidal air
plasma according to one embodiment.
[0024] FIGS. 6A and 6B are photographs providing a cross
sectional view of the formation of a toroidal air plasma
according to one embodiment.
[0025] FIG. 7 is a flowchart depicting a method to form a
toroidal air plasma according to one embodiment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0026] The present invention relates to the generation of
high- density air plasmas at atmospheric pressure that are
sustainable for a sufficient duration and have an electron density
sufficient to be used in a variety of applications. As used
herein, an air plasma at atmospheric pressure refers to an air
plasma having pressures substantially equal to the surrounding
atmosphere. In addition, air plasmas at atmospheric pressure do
not require specialized high- pressure or low-pressure vessels. In
one aspect, the geometry of the air plasma generating apparatus
gives rise to the shape and the self-containing nature of the air
plasma. Once formed, the air plasmas are self-containing and do
not require additional support equipment. For example, the air
plasma generator may be configured to generate a toroidal air
plasma (TAP). A TAP is an air plasma having a substantially
toroidal shape.
[0027] For example, the generated air plasmas may be used for
shock wave mitigation, used as fusion sources for Tritium-Tritium
or Deuterium- Tritium reactions or any other advanced fusion
cycle, or plasma capacitors. In addition, the generated air
plasmas may be used in nonlethal applications, including but not
limited to electroshock weapons, such as a Taser. The air plasmas
may also be used for a number of industrial applications,
including but not limited to: plasma surface modification
including semiconductor processing, polymer modification, directed
energy applications, microwave generation, energy storage and
generation, UV generation for semiconductor manufacturing, plasma
chaff, surface disinfection, and microwave channeling at a
distance. The air plasmas may also be used as an ignition source
for turbines, combustion engines, and rocket engines. The
generated plasmas may also be used in other applications, for
example, the generated air plasmas may be precursors to ball
lightning.
The Air Plasma Generator Apparatus
[0028] An embodiment of an air plasma generation apparatus 100
that generates a toroidal air plasma (TAP) is shown in FIGS. 1 -3.
The apparatus 100 includes an TAP generator 102 that is in
electrical communication with a primary high-voltage circuit 104
and a secondary circuit 106.
[0029] The TAP generator 102 is capable of generating a TAP
discharge, generally indicated as 130, that has a finite duration.
According to one embodiment, the TAP generator 102 uses an
exploding wire 108 to form the TAP discharge 130.
[0030] As shown, the exploding wire 108 may be formed of a single
strand of wire positioned within the TAP generator 102.
Alternately, the exploding wire 108 may consist of a single stand
of wire that is woven or looped back and forth within the TAP
generator 102, such that multiple lengths of the wire may be
exploded simultaneously. In various other embodiments, the
exploding wire 108 may consist of multiple stands of distinct or
looped wires.
[0031] By way of example and not limitation, the exploding wire
106 may be a 40-gauge copper wire; however, any suitable wire that
heats and vaporizes in air may be used. In other examples, the
exploding wire 108 may be any gauge of wire ranging from 00 AWG to
80 AWG. In addition, the exploding wire 108 may be a solid wire, a
plated wire, a wire that is doped with other materials, or a
wire-clad in another material. The exploding wire 108 is suspended
between an anode 1 10 and a cathode 1 12. To ignite the exploding
wire 108, a high voltage current is applied across the anode 1 10
and a cathode 1 12 and through the wire 108. In various
embodiments, the high voltage current superheats at least a
portion of the exploding wire 108, thereby causing it to expand
explosively.
[0032] The anode 1 10 and the cathode 1 12 define a primary
ignition region 1 14 in which the exploding wire 108 is ignited.
The primary ignition region 1 14 also includes a non-conductive
primary shielding material 1 16 that fills a portion of the space
between the anode 1 10 and the cathode 1 12. The primary shielding
material 1 16 has a thickness equal to the spacing between the
anode 1 10 and the cathode 1 12. In one example, the primary
shielding material 1 16 may have a thickness between 5 cm and 20
cm; however, other thickness and spacing distances may be used. In
one embodiment, the primary shielding material 1 16 defines an
primary elongated cavity 1 18 that receives the exploding wire
108. The diameter of the elongated cavity is larger than the
diameter of the exploding wire, such that the exploding wire 108
does not contact the primary shielding material 1 16, thereby
allowing the exploding wire 1 14 to ignite in air at atmospheric
pressure. The primary elongated cavity 1 18 restricts the radial
expansion of air, as indicated by 120, within the elongated cavity
following the explosion from the exploding wire 108. Restriction
the radial expansion 120 of the air, along with the momentum from
the explosion directs the velocity of expanding air out of the
primary ignition region 1 14.
[0033] The composition of the exploding wire 108 may also
contribute to the formation of the air plasma. By way of example
and not limitation, the explosion of the wire 108 generates
Shockwaves of electrons, ions, plasmas, UV waves and/or metal
particles, as well as a number of other conditions, which may
augment the formation of the TAP discharge 130. The exploding wire
108 also generates a pressure pulse that imparts momentum to the
gas molecules in a secondary ignition region 122 of the TAP
generator 102. Similarly, the exploding wire 108 imparts energy
and momentum to the TAP discharge 130 within the secondary
ignition region 122.
[0034] In one embodiment, the primary elongated cavity 1 18 is
generally cylindrical. In another embodiment, the primary
elongated cavity 1 18 has a spiral configuration. Similarly, other
configurations of the primary elongated cavity 1 18 may be used;
however, in all embodiments, the TAP discharge 130 from the
exploding wire 108 is substantially restricted to axial
acceleration along the axis of the central axis of the elongated
cavity in order to generate boundary conditions that help form and
shape the TAP discharge 130 in the secondary ignition region 122.
[0035] The secondary ignition region 122 is defined, in part, by
the cathode 1 12 and an accelerator electrode 124. In one
embodiment, the cathode 1 12 and the accelerator electrode 124 are
a semi-permeable materials, such as but not limited to a mesh or
screen, such that the TAP discharge 130 may traverse the cathode
and the accelerator electrode. By way of example and not
limitation, the accelerator electrode 124 may be composed of
stainless steel or any other semi-permeable conductive material.
[0036] The secondary ignition region 122 includes a secondary
shielding material 126. The secondary shielding material 126 is
non-conductive and may have the same composition as the primary
shielding material 1 16. Alternately, the secondary shielding
material 126 may have a different composition than the primary
shielding material 1 16.
[0037] In one embodiment, secondary shielding material 126 has a
thickness equal to the spacing between the cathode 1 12 and the
accelerator electrode 124. In one example, the secondary shielding
material 126 has a thickness ranging between approximately 2 mm
and 2 cm depending upon the distance between the cathode 1 12 and
the accelerator electrode 124; however other thickness and spacing
distances may be used. The secondary shielding material 126 also
defines a secondary cavity 128 that is axially aligned with the
primary elongated cavity 1 18 of the primary shielding material 1
16.
[0038] In one embodiment, the diameter of the secondary cavity 128
is greater than the diameter of the primary elongated cavity 1 18
to allow the TAP discharge 130 to expand as it travels through or,
alternately, is formed in and by the secondary ignition region
122. In another embodiment, the diameter of the secondary cavity
128 may be equal to or less than the diameter of the primary
elongated cavity 1 18. Similarly, the length of the secondary
cavity may be greater than, equal to, or less than the length of
the first elongated cavity. In various other embodiments, the
secondary ignition region 122 has multiple cavities that,
optionally, may be aligned in parallel to one another and the
primary elongated cavity 1 18.
[0039] While a single primary ignition region 1 14 and a single
secondary ignition region 122 are shown in FIGS. 1 -3, in other
embodiments multiple ignition regions may be used to further
amplify the effects of the TAP discharge 130. For example,
multiple plasma sources may be ignited in multiple primary
ignition regions and/or multiple secondary ignition regions may be
used to amplify, accelerate, augment, and/or shape the TAP
discharge 130.
[0040] In various embodiments, the diameters of the primary and
secondary cavities can be formed or otherwise configured to
increase or decrease the diameter of the air plasma and to
increase or decrease the velocity of the air plasma. The geometry
of the self-contained air plasmas may also be enhanced through
optimization of the air plasma generation apparatus 100 and the
surrounding environment. For example, the TAP generator may be
configured to generate stable plasmoids or spheres of plasma
similar to ball lightning.
[0041] The TAP generator 102 is electrically connected to a
primary high voltage circuit 106 that is configured to deliver a
high-voltage pulse to the anode 1 10 and the cathode 1 12. The TAP
generator 102 is also electrically connected to a secondary
circuit 106 configured to discharge energy through the plasma in
the secondary ignition region 122.
[0042] The primary high voltage circuit 106 includes one or more
capacitor banks, one or more high voltage power sources, and one
or more high- voltage switches, and suitable pulse generating
circuitry to deliver a high-voltage pulse across the anode 1 10
and the cathode 1 12. In one embodiment, the primary high voltage
circuit 106 includes a capacitor bank energized to between
approximately 2 kV and approximately 100 kV to deliver a high
voltage pulse having a duration between about 10 ns and 200 ms
pulse through the anode 1 10 and the cathode 1 12 to the exploding
wire 108. In this embodiment, the anode 1 10 is solid or a
semi-permeable conductor while the cathode 1 12 is semipermeable
conductor.
[0043] As shown in FIG. 4, a particular embodiment of the primary
high voltage circuit 106 is an RLC circuit 400 that includes a
number of resistors 402A-C, one or more inductors 404, and one or
more capacitors or capacitor banks 406. The primary high voltage
circuit 106 also includes as a power source 408, a three-plate
pressurized air gap switch 410, a lead 412 connected to the anode
1 10, another lead 414 connected to the cathode 1 12, and
additional protection and safety circuitry, including but not
limited to switches and diodes, generally indicated as 416. [0044]
In one embodiment, the power source 408 is a direct current (DC)
power source that supplies approximately 30kV to the primary high
voltage circuit 106. The capacitor bank 406 has a capacitance of
approximately 1 1 F to store and release approximately 4.4 kJ
generate a 6 kA, 46 s current pulse (full- width half maximum)
through the wire 108, causing the wire to explode. The inductor
404 is typically an 1 1 .77 µ? air-core inductor. The inductor 404
and a 5.5 O aqueous-electrolyte shaping resistor 402A are used to
shape the current pulse.
[0045] The circuit inductance and resistance are both variable
parameters that affect the amount of current and energy delivered
to and deposited into the wire 108. To determine the effects of
circuit inductance on the current pulse delivered to the wire 108,
the air core inductor 404, was replaced in various embodiments
with other inductors having inductance values of 0.6 µ? and 27.5
µ?. Similarly, in other embodiments, the aqueous-electrolyte
resistor was replaced with resistors having resistances of
approximately 20 O to approximately 300 ?t?O. Non
aqueous-electrolyte resistors may also be used.
[0046] When varying the inductance of the primary high-voltage
circuit 104, a shaping resistor 402A with a resistance of
approximately 5.2 O was used. Likewise, the inductor 404 had a
resistance of approximately 1 1 .77 µ? when the resistance of
resistor 402A was varied.
[0047] The current pulse generated by the primary high-voltage
circuit 104 with a typical 1 1 .77 µ? inductor 404 and a typical
5.2 O shaping resistor 402A delivers approximately 6 kA with a
pulse width of approximately 46.08 µe. It was observed that the
peak and width of the current pulse varied with changes in
inductance. For example, when the inductor 404 had an inductance
of approximately 27.5 µ? the current pulse delivered to the wire
104 had a peak current of approximately 5.48 kA and a pulse width
of approximately 53.55 µe. While the current pulse generated when
the inductor 404 had an inductance of 0.6 µ? results in higher
current (approximately 6.88kA) delivered in a smaller pulse width
(approximately 35.9 s). As expected in view of traditional circuit
theory, it was observed that the current pulse decreases in
amplitude yet spreads in pulse width as the inductance increases.
Further, it was observed that varying the inductance of the
primary high-voltage circuit 104 did not result in a significant
change in the height or duration of the TAP discharge 130.
Similarly, no significant effect was observed in the distance
traveled data by the TAP discharge 130. As such, the inductance of
the primary high-voltage circuit 104 may be varied according to
the desired application of the air plasma generation apparatus 100
without diminishing the generated TAPs.
[0048] Conversely, it was determined that varying the resistance
in the primary high-voltage circuit 104, did however, affect the
generated TAPs. For example, the current pulse from a typical
configuration of the primary high- voltage circuit, where the
resistance of the shaping resistor 402A is
approximately 5.2 O, is approximately 6 kA with a pulse width of
approximately 46.08 s. The current pulse, when the resistor 402A
has a resistance of approximately 20 O, however, reaches a peak of
only about 2.02 kA with a pulse width of approximately 130.85 s.
[0049] Further, by removing the typical aqueous-electrolyte
resistor 402A from the circuit and directly connecting the
inductor 404 to the anode 1 10, through lead 412, resulted in a
stray resistance of approximately 300 ?t?O. In this configuration,
the primary high-voltage circuit 104 is underdamped, rather than
the typical overdamped configuration. As such, the resultant
current oscillates about four times in approximately 288 s while
reaching a peak of approximately 23.6 kA.
[0050] Changing the resistance of the resistor 402A yields
appreciable differences in the size and the duration of the TAP
discharge 130. For example, when the resistor 402A has a
resistance of approximately 20 O the TAP discharge 130 has a
shorter duration and smaller diameter when compared to a shaping
resistance of approximately 5.2 O. Further, when the resistor 402A
is removed or otherwise reduced to yield a resistance of
approximately 300 ?t?O, the TAP discharge 130 is approximately
twice as large in diameter and has a longer duration when compared
to TAP discharges with a 5.2 O resistor. In additionally, the TAP
discharge 130 generated with a 300 ?t?O resistor for the shaping
resistor 402A travels approximately twice as far as the TAP
discharges generated using a 20 O resistor or a 5.2 O resistor for
the shaping resistor. In this configuration, additional energy has
been deposited into the TAP discharge 130 formed by the exploding
wire 108. This results in an increase in the volume and duration
of the TAP discharge 130 and may be caused, at least in part by
the reduction in dampening of the primary high-voltage circuit
104.
[0051] Preferably, the secondary circuit 106 includes a capacitor
bank charged to a voltage suitable for heating the TAP discharge
130. For example, when the secondary high voltage circuit 106 is
charged to between 100V and 300V, the TAP discharge 130 entering
the secondary ignition region 122 completes a circuit between the
cathode 1 12 and the accelerator electrode 124. The energy
imparted by the secondary high voltage circuit 106 enhances the
duration and velocity of the TAP discharge 130. In one embodiment,
the secondary high voltage circuit 106 is connected to the same
high voltage power source as the primary high voltage circuit 106.
In another embodiment, the secondary high voltage circuit 106 is
powered by another high voltage source. In yet another embodiment,
the primary high voltage circuit 106 and the secondary high
voltage circuit 106 may be incorporated into a single high voltage
system.
[0052] By way of example and not limitation, the secondary circuit
106 may include a secondary 8.8 mF electrolytic capacitor bank 132
that is charged to approximately 250 V to heat the plasma in the
secondary ignition region 122. The post-explosion heating has been
shown to enhance both the size and duration of the TAP discharge
130.
[0053] The additional heating provided by the secondary circuit
106 also plays a role in forming the toroidal shape of the TAP
discharge 130. For example, the elongated cavity 128 defined by
the secondary shielding material 126 allows for the plasma
generated by the explosion of the wire 104 to expand. During
expansion, when the area between the cathode 1 12 and the
accelerator anode 124 is filled with plasma, the secondary
capacitor bank 132 discharges stored energy through the plasma. In
one embodiment, a 400 A current drawn by the plasma from the
secondary capacitor bank 132 has a pulse width of approximately 4
ms. After the discharge from the secondary capacitor bank 132, the
bulk of the TAP discharge 130 detaches from a portion 134 of the
discharge that remains in the secondary ignition region 122 and
exits from the TAP generator 102, as shown in FIG. 5. After the
bulk of the TAP discharge 130 has separated from the remaining
portion, the capacitor bank 132 may continue to discharge and
energize the remaining plasma in the TAP generator 102.
[0054] A cross sectional view of the evolution of the toroidal
structure 500 of the TAP discharge 130 is shown in FIG. 5. For
approximately the first millisecond after ignition, the discharge
130 is still expanding from the secondary ignition region 122 and
has a very homogeneous profile.
Approximately 1 .5 ms after ignition, the toroidal shape begins to
form. These two images illustrate the toroidal shape of the
discharge at 6 ms and 7 ms after ignition. FIG. 5 also shows the
remaining discharge 134 within the secondary ignition region 122.
[0055] In one embodiment, the TAP discharge 130 can last up to 15
ms while travelling approximately 30 cm from the TAP generator
102. In other embodiments, the TAP discharge 130 may have a
lifetime in the range of milliseconds to multiple seconds and
multiple minutes. The toroidal structure 400 of the TAP discharge
103 may expand to approximately 12 cm in diameter. In other
embodiments, the toroidal structure 400 may expand to other
diameters including those less than or greater than 12 cm. The
electron density of the TAP is preferably at least
10<10>/cm<3> and may be as high as
10<19>/cm<3>. In various embodiments, the electron
density is determined to be approximately
10<14>-10<15>/cm<3> based upon the measured
current passing through the plasma while it is in the secondary
ignition region 122.
[0056] The density of the plasma may be increased by using a
pressurization system (not shown) that may increase the pressure
in the apparatus to a range between 1 ATM- 2000 ATM or higher. In
addition, the air within and/or around the apparatus may be
modified to optimize the size and electron density of the
generated air plasmas. For example, the air within and/or around
the apparatus may include one or more gas mixtures or gases seeded
with nanoparticles or various chemical compounds.
[0057] In various embodiments, the radial expansion 120 of the
shock wave and heat generated by the explosion of the wire 108 is
confined within the primary and secondary cavities 1 18 and 128,
respectively. The discharge from the exploding wire 108 is thus
dissipated, predominantly, through axial expansion along the axis
of the primary elongated cavity 1 18 and the secondary cavity 128.
This imparts hydrodynamic effects upon the TAP discharge 130 and
therefore, the geometry of the TAP generator 102 lends itself to
the self-containing characteristics of the TAP discharge 130.
[0058] The combined effects of the initial axial expansion from
the exploding wire 108 and the secondary excitation in the
secondary ignition region 122 result in the formation of the
toroidal structure 400. In various other embodiments, the
secondary ignition region 122 may have any geometry that can
transfer energy into the TAP discharge 130. In these embodiments,
the temperature and subsequent absorption and emission of light by
the TAP discharge 130 can be tailored to specific requirements
based upon the geometry of the secondary ignition region 122. The
duration and amount of energy delivered to the plasma in the
secondary ignition region 122 can be optimized to generate
characteristics of the TAP discharge 130 that are required for the
desired application. For example, by increasing the energy
imparted to the TAP discharge in the secondary ignition region
122, the lifetime of the TAP discharge may be extended from
milliseconds to minutes thereby allowing the long-range projection
of the plasma.
[0059] Although the TAP generator 102 has been described using the
exploding wire 108 as the initial plasma source, other plasma
sources may be used. By way of example and not limitation, other
plasma sources include explosives, puffed gas plasmas, hollow
cathode plasmas, microwave driven sources, high power laser
arrays, railguns, hypervelocity plasma accelerators, and any other
plasma source that has a high repetition rate to generate ionized
particles. In these embodiments, the plasma source is activated by
a suitable activation device corresponding to the plasma course.
For example, an activation device for an explosive is a detonator,
while an activation device for a microwave driven source is a
microwave generator.
[0060] In another example, one or more lasers is used to form or
further heat the TAP discharge 130. For example, a laser may be
used to form a laser-induced air plasma in the primary ignition
region 1 14. Alternately, a laser may be used to heat a plasma
discharge within the secondary ignition region 122.
[0061] In various embodiments, the air plasma generation apparatus
100 is configured for single or multi-shot operation. As such, the
air plasma generation apparatus 100 may generate a single or
multiple self- contained air plasmas at a high rate of repetition.
The Toroidal Air Plasma
[0062] The TAP discharge 130 has a very homogenous profile
immediately after the ignition of the exploding wire 108 as it
expands from the first primary elongated cavity 1 18. In one
embodiment, the TAP discharge 130 begins to take on the toroidal
structure 400 approximately 1 .5 ms after ignition. The toroidal
structure 400 of the TAP discharge 200 is shown at approximately 6
ms and approximately 7 ms after ignition in FIGS. 5A and 5B,
respectively.
FIGS. 6A and 6B also show the secondary ignition 600 of the TAP
discharge 130 within the secondary ignition region 122. When the
TAP discharge 130 exits the TAP generator 102, the discharge has a
circulating current or field reversal that generates a
self-magnetic field as well as a rotating plasma region on the
minor radius of the toroid structure 400. The self-magnetic field
confines the TAP discharge 130 and significantly increases the
lifetime of the TAP discharge to effectively produce a
self-sustaining TAP discharge by reducing interactions that may
recombine molecules of the air plasma with atmospheric gas
molecules.
[0063] In various embodiments, the TAP discharge can be sustained
for approximately 2-30 ms and may travel approximately 10-40 cm
away from the TAP generator 102 at up to 200 m/s. The toroidal
shape 500 may expand up to approximately 12 cm in diameter. The
electron density of the TAP discharge 130 is approximately
10<14>-10<15>/cm<3> as determined by the
measured current passing through the TAP discharge 130 during the
secondary heating of the discharge in the secondary ignition
region 122. In various other embodiments, the TAP discharge 130 is
scalable to higher energies, densities and can be used for a
number of advanced applications.
[0064] For example, 1 kilojoule to 1 gigajoule or higher of energy
may be imparted to the TAP discharge 130 in the secondary ignition
region 122. Increasing the energy will increase the lifetime of
the TAP discharge 130 from an order of milliseconds to minutes
allowing for the long-range projection of the TAP discharge.
[0065] FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating one embodiment of a
method 700 for generating a TAP discharge 130. At step 702, a
first high voltage pulse is applied across the anode 1 10, the
cathode 1 12, and the exploding wire 108 in the primary ignition
region 1 14. The first high voltage causes the wire to explode
thereby producing the TAP discharge 130. At step 704, the radial
expansion of the AP discharge is restricted such that the TAP
discharge travels along the longitudinal axis of the wire to a
second ignition region defined by the cathode 1 12 and the
accelerator electrode 124. [0066] In the second ignition region
122, a second high voltage pulse is applied across the cathode 1
12 and the accelerator electrode 124 to further heat and expand
the TAP discharge 130, at step 706. Within the secondary ignition
region 122, the TAP discharge becomes self-sustaining and takes on
the toroid structure 200. At step 708, the self-contained TAP
discharge is discharged from the second ignition region 122,
wherein it may be used to mitigate the effects of a shock wave or
another propagating wave.
Example Method for Generating a Toroidal Air Plasma
[0067] By way of example and not limitation, an exemplary method
for generating a TAP discharge, such as the discharge 130 is
provided. The primary high voltage circuit 104 of the air plasma
generation apparatus 100 included an 1 1 F capacitor bank
energized to approximately 30kV to deliver a 4 kA pulse for a
duration of approximately 200 s pulse through two strands of 40
AWG silver-plated copper wire 108 within the TAP generator 102.
The anode 1 10 connected to the wire 108 was a copper screen while
the cathode 1 12 was a stainless steel screen. The primary
shielding material 1 16 was a polycarbonate material having a
thickness of approximately 10 cm and the elongated cavity 1 18 had
a diameter of approximately 1 .25 cm.
[0068] The secondary circuit 106 used an 8.8 mF electrolytic
capacitor bank 132 charged to 250V to heat the TAP discharge 130.
The secondary primary shielding material 126 was plastic
approximately 7 mm thick and defined another elongated cavity 128
with a diameter of approximately 3 cm. The secondary circuit 106
discharged approximately 400A into the TAP discharge 130 over
approximately 4 ms. The TAP discharge 130 exiting the TAP
generator 102 has an electron density of approximately
10<16>-10<17>/cm<3> as determined by the
measured current that passed through the discharge during the
secondary heating.
DHIMMITUDE IS FOR DIMWITS &
COWARDS
From Jerry Decker / Keelynet.com :
2/22/2015
Jens Engel wrote:
Hey Jerry, thought you might be interested in anew
word...
The word "Dhimmitude" is found in the new health care bill; so
what does it mean? Thought this was interesting and worth passing
on.
Obama used it in the health care bill. Now isn't this
interesting? It is also included in the health care law.
Dhimmitude -- I had never heard the word until now. I typed it
into Google and started reading. Pretty interesting. It's on page
107 of the healthcare bill. I looked this up on Google and yep, it
exists. It is a REAL word.
Dhimmitude is the Muslim system of controlling non-Muslim
populations conquered through jihad (Holy War). Specifically, it
is the TAXING of non-Muslims in exchange for tolerating their
presence AND as a coercive means of converting conquered remnants
to Islam.
ObamaCare allows the establishment of Dhimmitude and
Sharia Muslim diktat in the United States .
Muslims are specifically exempted from the government mandate to
purchase insurance, and also from the penalty tax for being
uninsured. Islam considers insurance to be "gambling",
"risk-taking", and "usury" and is thus banned. Muslims are
specifically granted exemption based on this.
How convenient. So I, as a Christian, will have crippling IRS
liens placed against all of my assets, including real estate,
cattle, and even accounts receivable, and will face hard prison
time because I refuse to buy insurance or pay the penalty tax.
Meanwhile, Louis Farrakhan (the Muslim) will have no such penalty
and will have 100% of his health insurance needs paid for by the
de facto government insurance. Non-Muslims will be paying a tax to
subsidize Muslims. This is Dhimmitude.
I recommend sending this on to your contacts. All American
citizens need to know about it
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2013/may/30/chain-email/dhimmitude-page-107-health-care-law-exempts-muslim/
www.snopes.com/politics/medical/exemptionsasp
Apr 13, 2010
Health Insurance Exemptions
Dhimmitude is the Muslim system of controlling non-muslim
populations .. The ObamaCare bill is the establishment of
Dhimmitude and Sharia ...
Editor's Choice
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The Golden Web
An extraordinary & exceptionally exhaustive exegesis of
entomology, extrapolated to elucidate an explicit explanation of
the evil enemy alien demi-deitic matrix that enslaves humans to
exhaustion in the endgame now enacting.
Otherwise, it is merely lengthy linguistic masturbation, replete
with irritating ignorant errors & artistic indulgence,
aggravating exacerbated exaggerations of adroit anglicized
quabbalic alliterations, & meta-mystical methedrinal
psychobabble, all presented as an alleged adept adaptation :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PgX8l9AgzE
The Golden Web Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eifUePBmJOg
The Golden Web Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46XrEeEg5CQ
The Golden Web Part 3
http://www.collegedegree.com/library/college-life/100_extensive_university_libraries_from_around_the_world
100 Extensive University Libraries
from Around the World that Anyone Can Access
Universities house an enormous amount of information and their
libraries are often the center of it all. You don't have to be
affiliated with any university to take advantage of some of what
they have to offer. From digital archives, to religious studies,
to national libraries, these university libraries from around the
world have plenty of information for you.
Moo-Tinkle vs.
Cancer
Use of bioactive fraction from cow
urine distillate ('Go-mutra'}
as a bio-enhancer of anti-infective, anti-cancer agents and
nutrients
US7235262
The invention relates to a novel pharmaceutical composition
comprising an effective amount of bio-active fraction from cow
urine distillate as a bioavailability facilitator and
pharmaceutically acceptable additives selected from anticancer
compounds, antibiotics, drugs, therapeutic and nutraceutic agents,
ions and similar molecules which are targeted to the living
systems.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6r0GqbH9Os#t=231
Chemtrails are COAL ASH
***
USP5003186
Stratospheric Welsbach Seeding for Reduction of Global
Warming
A method is described for reducing atmospheric
or global warming resulting from the presence of heat-trapping
gases in the atmosphere, i.e., from the greenhouse effect.
Such gases are relatively transparent to sunshine, but absorb
strongly the long-wavelength infrared radiation released by
the earth. The method incudes the step of seeding the layer of
heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere with particles of
materials characterized by wavelength-dependent emissivity.
Such materials include Welsbach materials and the oxides of
metals which have high emissivity (and thus low
reflectivities) in the visible and 8-12 micron infrared
wavelength regions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEqSuTOKUEg
Portable Generator Runs on Water !!
GDS Technologies ( Sep 7, 2014 ) -- " We have developed a
portable water powered generator that creates a large amount of
energy to run our portable generators that generate power simply
by adding water. Spending money on expensive gasoline is a thing
of the past. We have found a way to produce energy by adding clean
tap water. "
Jerry Decker @ Keelynet.com comments :
The water generator guy from Canada had a similar scheme but he
has gone off the map. George Wiseman sent a guy out to the guys
location and it was an empty building...
10/27/14 - Portable Generator Runs on Water!!
http://www.keelynet.com/news/102714a.html
and some history about the guys earlier failed venture;
11/03/14 - GDS Water Generator in Mexico
http://www.keelynet.com/news/110314b.html
But I think their contract might be tricked up so they can dispute
it and win to keep the money if you try to reverse the charges as
a defrauded or item misrepresented customer...
http://uk.businessinsider.com/flow-energy-launches-boiler-that-produces-electric-power-2015-1
Feb. 2, 2015
A British company has invented a
boiler that generates electricity as well as heat
Stefano Pozzebon
A British company has launched an innovative boiler that could
totally change the way people pay for their energy and heat their
homes.
The Flow boiler provides both hot water and heat for the flats and
apartments it is installed in but, on top of that, it also
produces electric energy that can power household appliances.
It aims at covering several energy needs with one single energy
source, potentially allowing customers to generate their own power
inside their homes. The more people will be able to generate
electricity on their own, the less demand there will be on the
national grid.
Flow believes that its boiler can reduce a household's emissions
by 20%.
By switching electricity sources from an external service to the
Flow boiler, a family can save up to £80 a month, according to the
developers.
Here is how it works: In a traditional boiler, gas is burned to
heat water, which then passes through the home's pipes and
radiators.
The Flow boiler instead uses the gas to heat a high-pressure
liquid coolant that is sealed inside the system. The vapour
created then moves through a dynamo called a "scroll expander,"
which spins and acts as a mini electric generator.
The hot vapor then moves through a heat exchanger, heating up the
hot water for the house. The vapor returns to the boiler as the
hot water is pumped around the house.
The Flow is using gas from the national grid to do two jobs
(create heat and drive a turbine) where a normal boiler does one,
in other words.
Flow Energy
The product was 10 years in development. Flow CEO Tony Stiff is
looking forward to seeing how it performs in the market. "I think
it is a game-changer for a family," he said to Business Insider.
Stiff said that the company has stocked up interests for 15,000
boilers prior to launch, but the company has the capacity to
produce 200,000 units per year. If that is the case, the company
will be able to hire 700 people at its headquarters in Ipswich,
the Ipswich Star reports.
The boilers are also produced in the UK: in Livingston, Scotland,
by the American manufacturer Jabil.
http://www.flowenergy.uk.com/
Tech Zone
Flow is a reliable and really efficient boiler with a bit of magic
inside.
This is the world's first affordable electricity-generating
boiler. It uses patented technology to generate electricity as
it's heating your home. No other company anywhere else in the
world has a boiler like this.
Benefits
Can produce around £500 of benefit a year long term
Can reduce your household carbon emissions by up to 20%
Features and technical spec
Electricity-generating (microCHP) condensing gas boiler requiring
a separate hot water tank
Generates around 2000kWh of electricity a year, depending on house
and gas usage
A-rated efficiency – 92%
Wall mounted
2 year boiler guarantee
2 year power module (electricity-generator) guarantee, extended up
to 10 years
Hempcrete & Hemp Adobe
http://www.hempadobehomes.com
Come See What you Can Build with Hemp
What is Hemp Adobe?
Hemp Adobe is a Proprietary Mix of - Hemp Adobe Brick Home
Interior View- Family Room of HouseRefractories, Mineral Dust,
Natural Fibers, Sand and Water.
The advantage to using this mix is there is no toxic off-gas from
casting the materials into the finished product. Its primary
function is to gather, or sequester carbon dioxide from the
environment as a part of the curing process and then forming to a
petrified state.
Hemp Adobe can be engineered to any volume of space, and into any
shape desired. Hemp Adobe is 60% of the weight of conventional
concrete. The strength of this material eliminates the need for
rebar reinforcement.
Basalt is another of Hemp Adobe’s base materials of choices,
as spalling or corrosion does not occur, because of the inclusion
of basalt.
The Material Mix is highly efficient, a natural insulator, and
allows for thermal exchange.
Hemp is a Natural Biocide.
Mold growth, and insects are are negated due to hemp’s innate
qualities as it functions as a natural biocide.
Applications
The application of Hemp Adobe is Unlimited. We are just
realizing it amazing possibilities.
We do envision applications in; home construction, large
industrial structures, sub-terrain, roads, transportation
projects, bridges and spans.
We are also seeing hemp adobe applications in; gardens, roofing
and panel construction.
The beauty of this material is that it can assume any shape we
wish.
Hemp-Concrete Patents
Espacenet.com
European Patent Office
ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY CONCRETE COMPOSITION FOR BUILDING
INTERIOR USING CANNABIS LIQUID AND STEMS OF CANNABIS AND
CONSTRUCTING METHODS USING THEREOF
KR101443674
ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY CONCRETE COMPOSITION USING CANNABIS
AND CONSTRUCTING METHODS USING THEREOF
KR101443669
CONCRETE CONTAINING SAPROPEL AND HEMP SHEAVES FOR
INSULATION OF BUILDINGS
LV14869
Cement straw composite plate and production technological
method
CN103771790
Self-supporting, curved ceiling plate without
subconstruction of reinforced concrete for use as finished
ceiling element or curved filigree plate, is made of laminated
wood, metal, plastic or impregnated natural fiber material
DE10201201604
Quake-proof energy-saving concrete structure
CN103255835
METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING A BUILDING USING BRICKS CONNECTED
USING DRY JOINTS
US2013205703
Production method of lightweight ecological fish shelter
CN103081827
Thin fleece material on the basis of alkali-macerated bast
fiber, useful for producing a natural fiber composite
DE102009043428
Device for projecting hemp concrete on e.g. walls of
building for e.g. thermal and acoustic insulation of surfaces,
has dosage unit distinct from lock to receive homogenized
mixture in uncontrolled quantities and supply mixture to lock
FR2965576 / FR2964059
Structure for ecological engineering method
CN201722694
Insulation panel and method of production
EP2295666
Preparing and projecting low density hemp concrete,
comprises tightly shifting moistened binder to first feeding
path, shifting dry aggregate of plant origin through second
feeding path, and coating constitutive elements of aggregate
FR2957016
Concrete i.e. hemp concrete projection device for e.g.
clothing and insulation of house, has mixing unit comprised of
aggregate unit and binding unit, and distribution unit in
transport pipe supported by exit opening
FR2951986
Outer insulation or construction box for forming e.g. wall,
of building, has wooden frame filled with timber and lime
concrete or hemp boon and lime, where wooden frame is made of
board determining thickness of frame
FR2947582
HEMP CONCRETE MIXTURES AND MORTARS, PREPARATION METHOD AND
USES
PT1406849
Construction material with filler of vegetable origin
EP217748
VEGETATION CONCRETE BLOCK AND VEGETATION CONCRETE BLOCK
CONSTRUCTION
JPH10195898
RAW MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURE FOR BUILDING FINISHING WALL
MATERIAL
JPH1162053
PRODUCTION OF HIGHLY DURABLE CONCRETE STRUCTURAL MATERIAL
JPH0881252
ROCK WORK GREENING METHOD
JPH0748823
CONCRETE BLOCK
JPH1037377
MANUFACTURE OF BUILDING PANEL
JPH0235150
FIBER REINFORCED RESIN TUBULAR MEMBER
JPH06328624
Production of light-weight concrete products
GB1089777
Improvements in or relating to concrete and the like piles
GB732494
SIMULATED GRANITE AND ITS PREPARATION
GB1516920
Method for casting concrete containing a filler composed
partly by petrified hemp stalks (boon) aggregates and the
manufactured products made on the basis of this method
FR2645067
Concrete e.g. hemp concrete, projection device for e.g.
renovation of wall, has case defining closed enclosure and
receiving mixing units and distributing units, where
distributing units distribute aggregate and binder mixture
FR2915702
Process for mineralising renewable raw materials, use of
the mineralised raw materials for producing concrete and
building elements and materials and the building elements and
materials obtained therewith
EP1108696
Process for the treatment of a hemp by-product, aggregates
obtained by this process and concrete incorporating these
aggregates.
EP0384815
Construction material containing organic filler
EP1908739
Concrete roof stone consisting of one or more concrete
layers useful as replacement for traditional ceramic materials
contains steel, glass, synthetic plastic, bamboo, hemp or wood
fibers
DE102004063271
Natural fibre-reinforced building material
DE19736527
Method for processing steaming rotting
CN101109157
Technique for separating hemp seed and husk kernel
CN101181092
New technology for producing hemp fiber
CN1186877
Low-density concrete e.g. hemp lime concrete, projecting
method for e.g. wall, involves humidifying mixture by mist
blower due to dispersion of water in gas so as to obtain
concrete, and projecting concrete on surface or substrate
FR2923242
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-cl=85114404&v=5XIXtZk_FA8&x-yt-ts=1422579428
Hemp Adobe Homes by Kevin Hodge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naGAnhax-tI
HempCrete Strongest & Greenest Building
material in Nature
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPHgnd068nI&list=PLB0CEA282A4D80AC2
Hemp House in Asheville, NC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6eMdqJbQI4&index=5&list=PLB0CEA282A4D80AC2
Building with Hemp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwrSeIFGs8o&index=15&list=PLB0CEA282A4D80AC2
Hemp Building Materials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dnpw2hbpHxE&index=19&list=PLB0CEA282A4D80AC2
Hemp Lime Bulding Workshop
Larry FULLERTON, et. al. :
Programable Magnets
A fundamental breakthrough combining
patterned magnetic fields.
http://www.correlatedmagnetics.com/
Correlated Magnetics Research
CMR Demos Its Printed Polarity
Magnets
Correlated magnetics is a fundamental breakthrough in magnetics.
By combining many magnetic fields, CMR’s patented Polymagnet
technology transforms ordinary magnets into precision-tailored
magnetic systems that produce complex functions not possible with
conventional magnets. Magnetic functions are created with the
world’s first magnetic printer, the CMR MagPrinter. The MagPrinter
creates patterns of small magnetic regions called maxels on
rare-earth, ferrite or flexible magnetic materials. Each
Polymagnet pattern creates a unique function.
Polymagnet means many magnets
Polymagnets contain many smaller magnetic elements that can
produce superior attachment forces, safer magnets, precision
alignment, shear and torque stiffness, and complex,
multi-level/multi-force functions never before achieved with
traditional bulk magnets.
Polymagnet technology enables unprecedented control over magnet
interaction by applying the principles of signal processing theory
and correlation methods to a pattern of magnetic elements on the
magnet surface. Each Polymagnet comprises a number of pixel-like
elements called maxels. The arrangement or pattern of these maxels
creates a unique magnetic circuit that defines the function of the
Polymagnet device and its interaction with other magnets and
ferrous metals.
The basic principle behind the interaction of Polymagnets is
correlation, in which magnetic fields add to or subtract from the
aggregate forces depending on the orientation of the maxels.
Patterns can vary according to the number, location, size, shape
and amplitude of the maxels that constitute the Polymagnet... the
possible combinations reach toward infinity...
Among the many advantages of Polymagnets are…
Stronger forces : By concentrating magnetic flux at the surface of
the magnet, more magnetic force is created ... can be tuned to
thickness of metal... down to thousandths of an inch.
Safer magnets : reduces stray magnetic fields that can
accidentally attract nearby metal or other magnets. Concentrating
the available magnetic flux into a prescribed near-surface region
... to achieve incredible attach force while reducing the risk of
unintended attraction and acceleration of metal objects or other
magnets... can even protect volatile magnetic storage devices from
damaging stray fields.
Precision alignment : By varying the number of magnetic elements,
materials, and maxel pattern ... the positioning can be “assisted”
by the magnetic field ... to attach at one position only, or at
multiple positions, at prescribed rotation angles, lateral
translation, or other spatial arrangement.
Shear stiffness : Magnetic shear forces are traditionally weak
relative to the attract and repel forces developed normal to a
magnet surface... Polymagnets can ... significantly increase the
shear forces... by improving the magnetic shear densities ... and
the attach force between a magnet and a metal target surface. This
Polymagnet advantage is even more pronounced as the magnet and/or
metal surface thickness decreases. Better magnetic attach
performance with less material, lower weight, smaller volume, and
reduced costs.
Torque transfer : Magnetic gears and couplings offer decided
advantages over mechanical couplings because they eliminate wear
and suppress vibration... Polymagnet technology provides superior
torque density, and can be tuned for specific applications by
varying the spatial frequency (transition from north polarity to
south polarity) of the maxel regions.
Multi-level magnetic systems : Polymagnet technology confers to
the magnet designer precise control over magnetic fields in terms
of reach, flux density, and three-dimensional shape of the field.
In addition, the polarity mix for a given pattern can produce
local attract or repel forces. These fields and forces can be
combined to produce magnets that attract at a distance and repel
in close proximity. Conversely, a multi-level design approach can
produce a Polymagnet system where the components repel each other
at a distance and attract each other in close proximity. The
resulting behavior becomes a useful design functionality for
attachment devices, motion actuators, and much more.
Complex magnetic fields : Pixel-like magnetic elements (maxels)
can be aggregated to form very intricate magnetic fields...
enabling a nearly limitless set of unique magnetic field
designs...
VIDEOS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drD416THU7Y
Demonstration
http://www.youtube.com/embed/mzVBFU_CbWU
Stronger Forces
http://www.youtube.com/embed/65XwNwgyWO4
Attach-Release
http://www.youtube.com/embed/oBHWUUtJH6U
Advanced Functions
http://www.youtube.com/embed/jcCx8J5rP6U
MagPrinter
http://www.youtube.com/embed/5xJM4YM9I9M/?autoplay=1
Hanging Solutions
http://www.youtube.com/embed/pgi2gDvYkrs/?autoplay=1
Self-Assembly
PATENTS
System and Method for Magnetization
US2014035707
A system and a method are described herein for
magnetizing magnetic sources into a magnetizable material. In one
embodiment, the method comprises: (a) providing an inductor coil
having multiple layers and a hole extending through the multiple
layers; (b) positioning the inductor coil next to the magnetizable
material; and (c) emitting from the inductor coil a magnetic field
that magnetizes an area on a surface of the magnetizable material,
wherein the area on the surface of the magnetizable material that
is magnetized is in a direction other than perpendicular to the
magnetizable material such that there is a magnetic dipole with
both a north polarity and a south polarity formed on the surface
of the magnetizable material.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TAILORING POLARITY TRANSITIONS OF
MAGNETIC STRUCTURES
US2014028426
A system and method for tailoring a polarity transition of a
magnetic structure is provided that involves printing one or more
reinforcing maxels alongside one side or both sides of a polarity
transition boundary between a first polarity region of the
magnetic structure having a first polarity and a second polarity
region of the magnetic structure having a second polarity, where
printing reinforcing maxels alongside the polarity transition
boundary improves the magnetic field characteristics of the
polarity transition.
Magnetic Structures and Methods for Defining Magnetic
Structures Using One-Dimensional Codes
US8368495 / US8502630
An improved field emission system and method is provided that
involves field emission structures having irregular polarity
patterns defined in accordance with one-dimensional codes, where
an irregular polarity pattern is at least one of an asymmetrical
polarity pattern or an uneven polarity pattern. Such
one-dimensional codes define at least one peak force and a
plurality of off peak spatial forces corresponding to a plurality
of alignments of said first and second field emission structures
per code modulo, where a peak force is a spatial force produced
when all aligned field emission sources produce an attractive
force or all aligned field emission sources produce a repellant
force and an off peak spatial force is a spatial force resulting
from cancellation of at least one attractive force by at least one
repellant force.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FIELD EMISSION STRUCTURE
US7750777
An improved field emission system and method is provided that
involves field emission structures having electric or magnetic
field sources. The magnitudes, polarities, and positions of the
magnetic or electric field sources are configured to have
desirable correlation properties, which may be in accordance with
a code. The correlation properties correspond to a desired spatial
force function where spatial forces between field emission
structures correspond to relative alignment, separation distance,
and the spatial force function.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING AN OPTICAL PATTERN
US2013284807
An improved field emission system and method is provided that
involves field emission structures having electric or magnetic
field sources. The magnitudes, polarities, and positions of the
magnetic or electric field sources are configured to have
desirable correlation properties, which may be in accordance with
a code. The correlation properties correspond to a desired spatial
force function where spatial forces between field emission
structures correspond to relative alignment, separation distance,
and the spatial force function.
MAGNETIC SHEAR FORCE TRANSFER DEVICE
US2014062241
A magnetic shear force transfer device for transferring shear
forces across a non-magnetic gap includes a first magnetic
structure comprising concentric circular tracks of magnetic
sources magnetically printed into a first magnetizable material a
second magnetic structure comprising concentric circular tracks of
magnetic sources magnetically printed into a second magnetizable
material. Each concentric circular track has an even number of
magnetic sources where adjoining magnetic sources alternate in
polarity. One or more tracks of the first magnetic structure are
rotated relative to one or more tracks of the second magnetic
structure such that a maximum torque condition coincides to one
angular orientation between the first and second magnetic
structures.
Magnetic System
US8174347 / US8570130
A multilevel magnetic system described herein includes first and
second magnetic structures that produce a net force that
transitions from an attract force to a repel force as a separation
distance between the first and second magnetic structures
increases. The multi-level magnetic system is configured to
maintain a minimum separation distance between a transition
distance where the net force is zero and a separation distance at
which a peak repel force is produced.
MAGNETIC ATTACHMENT SYSTEM HAVING A MULTI-POLE MAGNETIC
STRUCTURE AND POLE PIECES
US2014033482
An attachment system comprises an attachment assembly having a
side with an exposed surface. A magnetic structure comprises a
plurality of assembly field emission sources having positions and
polarities relating to an attachment spatial force function. A
plurality of assembly pole pieces are coupled to the magnetic
structure such that a spatial spacing is created between the
magnetic structure and the side. Each assembly pole piece is
coupled to a corresponding one of the plurality of assembly field
emission sources for directing magnetic flux. An attachment target
attaches to the exposed surface based on the attachment spatial
force function. The attachment target comprises a plurality of
target field emission sources having positions and polarities
relating to the attachment spatial force. The attachment spatial
force function is in accordance with a code and corresponds to the
relative alignment of the plurality of assembly field emission
sources and the plurality of target field emission sources to each
other.
Detachable Cover System
US8279032 / US8514046
A detachable cover system is described herein for covering an
opening of an enclosure. The system comprises an enclosure, a
cover, a first magnetic structure attached to the enclosure, a
second magnetic system attached to the cover, and a coil in
proximity to one of the first magnetic structure and the second
magnetic structure. The first and second magnetic structures are
configured to magnetically attach such that the cover covers the
opening. The coil is controllable to produce a magnetic field that
causes magnetic detachment of the first magnetic structure from
the second magnetic structure such that said cover no longer
covers the opening
SYSTEM FOR DETACHING A MAGNETIC STRUCTURE FROM A FERROMAGNETIC
MATERIAL
WO2013130667
A detachment system includes a first piece of ferromagnetic
material, a shunt plate, and at least one simple machine. The
first piece of ferromagnetic material has a first side and a
second side opposite the first side and has magnetically printed
field sources that extend from the first side to the second side.
The magnetically printed field sources have a first multi-polarity
pattern. The first side of the first piece of ferromagnetic
material is magnetically attached to a second piece of
ferromagnetic material. The shunt plate is disposed on the second
side of the first piece of ferromagnetic material. The shunt plate
routes magnetic flux through the first piece of ferromagnetic
material from the second side to the first side of the first
ferromagnetic material.; The at least one simple machine is
configured to amplify an applied force into a detachment force to
create an angled spacing between the first piece of ferromagnetic
material and the second piece of ferromagnetic material.
FIELD EMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD
US8643454 / US8179219 / US8593242
An improved field emission system and method is provided that
involves field emission structures having electric or magnetic
field sources. The magnitudes, polarities, and positions of the
magnetic or electric field sources are configured to have
desirable correlation properties, which may be in accordance with
a code. The correlation properties correspond to a desired spatial
force function where spatial forces between field emission
structures correspond to relative alignment, separation distance,
and the spatial force function.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOCUSING MAGNETIC FIELDS
US2013135071
An improved system and method for focusing magnetic fields
involves two aligned correlated magnetic structures each
comprising an inner portion and an outer portion surrounding the
inner portion where the inner portion and the outer portion have
an opposite polarity relationship. The focused field magnetic
structures produce composite magnetic fields where surface fields
have substantially greater field strength than side fields.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWER GENERATION SYSTEM
US2013015667
A power generation system comprises a tube, a coil assembly, a
magnetic assembly, and a direct detonation source. The coil
assembly comprises at least one coil configured outside the tube.
The magnetic assembly comprises at least one magnet inside the
tube. The magnetic assembly is configured to move relative to the
tube. The direct detonation source produces a detonation impulse
that causes one of the tube or the magnetic assembly to move
thereby generating power based on the movement of the magnet
assembly relative to the coil assembly where the direct detonation
source produces the detonation impulse at an ignition point
without requiring a period of deflagration.
Complex Machine Including a Classical Simple Machine and a
Magnetic System
US8570129 / US7982568 / US8222986
A multilevel magnetic system and method for using the same are
described herein. A wide-range of devices including a momentary
snap switch, a cushioning device, and an exploding toy are also
described herein that may incorporate one or more of the
multilevel magnetic systems.
MAGNETIC ATTACHMENT SYSTEM
US8373527 / US2012246885 / US2012229241
An improved magnetic attachment system is provided
that involves field emission structures having electric or
magnetic field sources. The magnitudes, polarities, and positions
of the magnetic or electric field sources are configured to have
desirable correlation properties, which may be in accordance with
a code. The correlation properties correspond to a desired spatial
force function where spatial forces between field emission
structures correspond to relative alignment, separation distance,
and the spatial force function.
ELECTRICAL ADAPTER SYSTEM
US2012244732
MULTI-LEVEL MAGNETIC SYSTEM FOR ISOLATION OF VIBRATION
US2012188037
System and method for affecting flux of multi-pole
magnetic structures
US2012146752
TECHNIQUES FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRICAL PULSE
US2012139675
ELECTROMAGNETIC STRUCTURE HAVING A CORE ELEMENT THAT
EXTENDS MAGNETIC COUPLING AROUND OPPOSING SURFACES OF A CIRCULAR
MAGNETIC STRUCTURE
US2012091847
A FIELD EMISSION SYSTEN AND METHOD
KR20120008489
Magnetic Structure Production
US2012038440
Stepping motor with a coded pole pattern
US8174155
Randy Ziesenis : Water-Charging
Machine
http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/ciencia/ciencia_quantum08.htm
www.greatspiritearth.com
Randy Ziesenis
Randy Ziesenis Ph.D. (Engineer) will describe his work, which
includes locating PRIMARY WATER in China. (coordinated with Dan
Winters project ‘Bloom the Desert’)
His ‘Rapid Energy’ based company in Oklahoma specializes in the
research and development of biotechnology radio frequency devices
that have proven to alter the bonding structure of gases within
water, producing oxygenated water with charging technology, which
adds resonant memory, high negative ZETA potential and stabilized
oxygen gas to normally dead water.
‘Rapid Energy’ has related technologies for enhancing growth,
sedating or killing microbes, mold and fungus, using radio
frequencies. Also commercial mixing or ore separation of rare
earth elements, using resonant RF and sonic / ultrasonic energy.
Randy invented the original circuit that became Q-Link, a
commercially successful EMF deduction method.
Consultant, Quantum Resonance Systems Inc and 30 years of RF
research in water patents, and full time inventor since 1980.
http://www.starchamberproducts.com/
Tom Mercer
Science
An often overlooked aspect of water is its unique ability to take
on and hold a charge of energy by forming crystals in its atomic
substructure,
reflecting the stored energy. Like a rose reflects color to
the eye, the water crystals reflect color and the energy that has
been loaded into their network. Many methods have been tried to
achieve the perfect water crystal for the body to use and to
recognize as natural and beneficial to its restoration and
cleansing processes. Unfortunately, we use prepared water stored
in bottles, carried through pipes, and treated for human
consumption by various electrically charged antibacterial
processes.
Using these methods have destroyed the naturally occurring life
force in clean, fresh, well water and clear aquifer water. Those
waters all contain a natural "Earth charge" that can actually be
measured when first taken from their source. All the processing
eliminates the very reason we drink water - which is for the life
forces released in the body when it breaks water down into
the hydrogen and oxygen used in maintaining life.
The problem begins when we bring water from wells and treat it
with various chemicals and electricity. This was graphically shown
in photographs presented at the International Water Conference
held in Pasadena in May 2001. Dr. Masaru Emoto showed his
research involved freezing water to subzero temperatures and then
photographing the crystals that are formed to show the result of
their exposure to stimuli. The pictures reveal that the water
structure is severely damaged by electrical processing. Not even
micro-clustering or any other process will recreate water's
original cold vortex in the Earth, a "perfect crystal of stored
energy." According to many modern researchers.
In our presentation at the conference, Tom's research showed a new
type of water crystal, created using a previously unknown method
of interacting with the core atoms of hydrogen and elements of
natural primal energy.
The result is an absolutely perfectly structured, rotating water
crystal, created from the ultra pure distilled water we start
with. We go into the interior of the water crystal to reorganize
the energy structure and reprogram it to emit high levels of this
so called "living energy." This natural, organic process causes
the crystal to spin rapidly and give off strong
electromagnetic pulses (natural earth pulses) that are easily felt
by most people. These are the vital lost electrical signals the
body uses to guide the water through the aquaporins.
This activity was first videotaped by the internationally known
molecular water-energy researcher, Dr.Randy Ziesenis, in his lab
in Oklahoma using a 20,000-power microscope. (Dr. Zeiseneis
does research with Dr. Bill Tiller, Professor Emetrius,
Stanford University, on water.) The study revealed high-speed
spinning vortexes in our water, "releasing balls of pure light,
disseminating their energy into whatever they touch."
Starchamber first gave a paper on these phenomena at the
International Forum on New Sciences Conference at Colorado State
University in 1991, where we discussed the process of restoring
the human system using this discovery. Our water adds this
tremendous force to whatever it is placed into or on.
Our water is made using natural earth currents and the unified
field as described by Einstein and by our new research into Nikola
Tesla's studies on free energy. The charging tool is an
organic device designed to collect the natural energies around us.
The tool "creates cold vortical amplification and enhancement"
into the water to create the spinning effect we see in the
photos...
Pure distilled water is used as a carrier of our charging process.
The water is sealed in the holding tank and the charging tool is
placed outside around the tank. After a prescribed time, the
water inside has been permanently charged and restructured with
the naturally enhanced energy, by a process known as "biomagnetic
entrainment".
The charging device consists of hundreds of organic sands and
metallic elements, with the magnetic ability to transfer their
natural organic electric energy to the water inside the holding
tanks.
This moving natural Earth energy field causes the water molecules
to restructure in a cold vortical form, and rotate at high speed,
as seen in the actual laboratory video shot by Dr. Randy
Zeiseneis, world renowned water researcher. Dr. Zeiseneis
visually confirmed VEW as free high speed cold vortical rotating
energetic molecules, same as described by Dr. Gerald Pollack Ph.D.
Director of University of Washington's research, on water's
ability to hold charges and the ability to properly transfer it to
the cells, if structured as a vortex.
US5925292
Water-Charging Machine
[ Excerpt ]
A water charging machine wherein the water being treated is moved
downwardly through a vertically extending outer vortex and then
moved in an upwardly extending inner vortex within the outer
vortex. Oxygen may be introduced into the stream of water either
upstream of the outer vortex or at the point of reversal of the
water between the outer vortex and the inner vortex, or both, to
provide a long shelf life incorporation of the gaseous oxygen in
the water. The water and oxygen may also be exposed to a negative
or positive magnetic field and a piezoelectric field to provide a
substantial Zeta potential.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
It is now generally recognized that most people suffer from a lack
of adequate oxygen for optimal body functions. For example, it is
generally recognized that the oxygen level in the air is much
below what it was many years ago. Many efforts have been made to
provide a supplemental supply of oxygen. The most obvious way is
to provide a mask connected to a supply of gaseous oxygen;
however, such use is inconvenient and can be dangerous if not
properly monitored.
Other efforts have included incorporation of additional oxygen in
water based products, such as drinking water. Heretofore, however,
such attempts have not been adequate for a variety of reasons,
such as the inability of presently known techniques for
incorporating gaseous oxygen in water in such a manner that the
oxygen will be retained in the water over extended periods of
time, particularly after the container for the water is opened to
atmospheric pressure.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with the present invention, a stream of water in
which oxygen is to be incorporated is first directed downwardly in
an outer vortex, and then directed upwardly through an inner
vortex within the outer vortex. The oxygen could be incorporated
into the stream of water by being introduced into the stream
before the stream is moved through the first outer vortex, as well
as being introduced at the point of reversal of the stream from
the outer vortex to the inner vortex, or both.
In a preferred embodiment, the gaseous oxygen introduced into the
stream prior to the stream entering the first outer vortex is
introduced in smaller bubbles than is the gaseous oxygen
introduced into the stream at the point of reversal between the
outer and the inner vortexes. Also, in the preferred embodiment,
the water is moved in each vortex in a clockwise direction looking
in the direction of movement of the stream...
Rainmaker Water Treatment
Benefits : Increased yields with reduced water... Enables
crops to endure higher/lower temperatures ... Decreased irrigation
costs... No batteries... Unlimited water treatments... No parts to
replace... Tanks/tubs/showers stay cleaner... 20 year warranty...
More efficient cleaning... Lower heating costs,,, Improve
appliance efficiency... Dissolve deposits in plumbing... Increases
hardness in concrete...
Features : Triangular Configuration Of Energized Crystal
Spheres ... Contains All Natural Elements Of The Periodic Table
... Contains Full Spectrum Natural Energies ... Incorporates
Peizoelectrics
http://rainmakerh2o.com/
707-498-9642
1.888.777.6045
info@rainmakerH20.com
Rainmaker H2O
Enhances water's natural ability to hydrate and nourish cells and
tissues, providing superior health and productivity for plants,
animals and people while reducing the amount of water needed.
Farmers and ranchers have long known of the positive effects of
rainwater on their fields. The Rainmaker™ mimics one of nature’s
greatest miracles of natural cleansing and regeneration. We have
created the same revitalizing effect the earth's atmosphere has on
rainwater. When it rains, some of the molecules of water (H2O) are
changed into natural peroxide (H2O2), hydronium (H3O) and ozone
(O3). Peroxide is water with an extra oxygen atom attached to it.
Hydronium is water that has an extra hydrogen atom attached to it
and ozone is an oxygen molecule with an extra oxygen atom attached
to it.
Although rarely discussed in the general or scientific literature,
it is the presence of "hydrogen," that is the real determinant of
cellular pH, also known as the acid/alkaline balance, a vital
component in the health of all plants, animals and people
everywhere on the earth. In addition, the extra supply of hydrogen
ions attract vital, life-restoring and life-sustaining energy and
information from the natural environment, with the bulk water
(H2O) acting, in effect, like a "carrier wave."
Ozone is one of nature's greatest cleansers and sanitizers that
de-activates bacteria and viruses 3125 times faster and 50% more
efficiently than chlorine. This allows for the control of common
bacteria like E. coli, as well as fecal coliforms, viruses, fungi,
mold, mildew and cysts. Unlike chlorine, however, which produces
trihalomethane (a toxic chemical by-product), ozone is not
carcinogenic. In fact, it is extremely beneficial.
Water is the very substance of life and oxygen is its breath. As
stated above, oxygen-rich, life-giving rainwater is loaded with
natural ozone and peroxide that are both found in the chlorophyll
of plant greens you eat. Water in this form oxygenates and
revitalizes your plants as well as your body.
Human impact on the soil has increased across the globe. In the
course of trying to provide a favorable environment for life,
people everywhere have manipulated nature resulting instead in
serious damage to the entire ecosystem. The Rainmaker™ helps to
reverse these negative effects by providing more available
life-enhancing water and nutrients for your plants which results
in far higher nutrient density and much greater crop yields.
TECHNOLOGY
Farmers and ranchers have long known of the positive effects of
rainwater on their fields. The Rainmaker mimics one of nature’s
greatest miracles of natural cleansing and regeneration. We have
created the same revitalizing effect the earth's atmosphere has on
rainwater. When it rains, some of the molecules of water (H2O) are
changed into natural peroxide (H2O2), hydronium (H3O) and ozone
(O3). Peroxide is water with an extra oxygen atom attached to it.
Hydronium is water that has an extra hydrogen atom attached to it
and ozone is an oxygen molecule with an extra oxygen atom attached
to it...
GlassesOff Vision Training
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2583746/The-app-let-throw-away-reading-glasses.html
18 March 2014
Could the 'eye training' app really let you
throw away your reading glasses?
by
Mark Prigg
A new app that claims to be able to improve people's eyesight by
'training' them with a series of exercises has become a hit.
Called GlassesOff, it uses a series of patterns to create 15
minutes exercises for users.
If done three times a week, its makers say it could mean they no
longer need reading glasses after three months.
The app uses a series of games, puzzles and tests to improve a
user's eyesight - if they can play for 15 minutes three times a
week for three months.
The app uses a series of games, puzzles and tests to improve a
user's eyesight - if they can play for 15 minutes three times a
week for three months.
HOW IT WORKS
GlassesOff uses a completely different approach that is
exclusively aimed at teaching the visual system of the brain to
better use its potential.
This allows the brain to compensate for blurred information
captured by the eyes as we age.
The foundation for this technology is provided by the brain's
ability to adapt, the app makers say.
The app uses patterns designed to strengthen connections
within circuits relevant to a task, such as recognizing letters
when reading.
'Traditionally, near distance reading improvement solutions were
limited to optical corrections such as glasses, contact lenses and
refractive surgery,' said said Nimrod Madar, CEO of GlassesOff.
'However, human vision performance is in fact limited by two
factors: the quality of an image captured by the eye and the image
processing capability of the brain as it interprets such images.
'Our solution is designed to improve reading by enhancing the
image processing function of the visual cortex, demonstrating the
amazing potential of the human brain.
The app uses patterns as well as games to train the user's eyes
'We created this app because we wanted to empower people who
experienced natural age-related changes in reading ability to take
control of their vision and improve their quality of life.
'Our personalized app constantly adapts according to users’
progress, with the ultimate goal of freeing them from dependency
on magnifying devices such as reading glasses.”
The GlassesOff app is free to download from the App Store and
offer users access to a vision evaluation and the first segment of
the GlassesOff program.
After Using the GlassesOff app for approximately two weeks, users
will be given the option to subscribe to the full version, which
includes additional advanced segments, for $59.99.
However, during the launch, subscriptions will be offered at a
special price of just $9.99.
App claims exercise will improve eyesight
The app gives users regular tests to check their progress, giving
them a 'brain speed' ranking as they improve
The researchers have also published several studies backing up the
app's effectiveness.
In a study carried out at the University of California at Berkeley
and published in Nature Scientific Reports, all subjects who
completed the GlassesOff program were able to read standard
newspaper font size without the use of reading glasses, while
improving their 'Eye Age' by an average of 8.6 years.
A second study looks at the correlation between the fovea, which
is part of the retina, and crowding, processing speed and vision
sharpness.
The findings demonstrate that the GlassesOff technology may be
applicable to improved performance of daily tasks, such as sports,
reading, driving, and more.
'This study results reaffirm our product’s ability to help reading
by improving visual processing speed.
'The results are encouraging and relevant for our planned launch
of a series of pipeline products for mass market segments,
including those designed to improve visual functions in sports and
reading speed,' said Madar.
http://www.glassesoff.com/
Revolutionary science delivered
directly to your iPhone
Human vision is limited by two main factors:
The quality of an image captured by the eyes.
The image processing capabilities of the brain as it interprets an
image captured by the eyes.
GlassesOff scientists have developed a proprietary method for
improving near vision sharpness, by improving the image processing
function in the visual cortex of the brain.
eople can impact their vision by increasing the quality of images
captured by their eye (e.g., wearing glasses, going through
corrective eye surgery), or by enhancing their brain’s image
processing abilities.
At some point, every person will suffer from the inevitable
natural deterioration in near distance reading capabilities. This
deficiency has typically been addressed by traditional products
for improvement of reading capabilities, mainly magnification
devices such as reading glasses or contact lenses that support
reading.
GlassesOff scientists have developed a patented method for
boosting the image processing function in the visual cortex of the
brain, thereby improving a person’s near vision sharpness and
reading capabilities.
Scientifically Proven Solution
Our technology is based on extensive scientific research and
achievements that have been published in the leading scientific
publications, such as Nature, Science, PNAS, Vision Research,
Scientific Reports and others.
During the last two decades, scientists have demonstrated that
contrast-driven neural responses are robustly affected by lateral
propagations between neurons in the visual cortex. A positive
effect of this interaction is called “collinear facilitation”,
which amplifies weak and slow responses and their underlying
mechanism of neuronal excitations. This function strengthens
selective synapses to elevate weak stimuli above the noise, and is
the foundation of GlassesOff technology.
Weaker and slower neuronal responses in the visual cortex, either
as a consequence of blurred input from the eyes or abnormal
development, result in degraded basic visual functions both in the
spatial domain, e.g. contrast sensitivity, and the temporal
domain, e.g. processing speed. These changes eventually affect
high-level visual tasks, such as letter identification. GlassesOff
scientists have shown that using neuronal plasticity retained in
the adult brain, it is possible to increase collinear facilitation
to compensate for spatial and temporal deficiencies.
GlassesOff scientific foundations
Selected peer-reviewed scientific publications and scientific
presentations:
http://uripolat.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/srep00278.pdf
Training the brain to overcome the effect
of aging on the human eye
The effectiveness of the GlassesOff product was examined in a
recent study conducted at the University of California at Berkeley
and published in Nature’s Scientific Reports. This study clearly
demonstrated the significant benefit of the GlassesOff training
program for reading abilities and eye age. Moreover, cutting-edge
optometric equipment allowed the scientists to unequivocally
determine that the actual source of the observed benefits is
solely in the brain and not in the optics of the eyes.
http://uripolat.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/2004-polat-pnas-amblyopia.pdf
Improving vision in adult amblyopia by perceptual
learning
Perceptual training was applied to an adult visual system with
abnormal development of the primary visual cortex of the brain
leading to amblyopia (“lazy eye”). Training yielded significant
benefits that transfer to higher visual tasks, resulting in a
two-fold improvement in contrast sensitivity and in
letter-recognition tasks in patients between 9 and 55 years old.
This is the first evidence for a remarkable vision improvement
following perceptual learning in a condition previously
acknowledged as untreatable in adults.
http://uripolat.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/2009-practical_pl.pdf
Making perceptual learning practical to
improve visual functions
Generalization, or transfer, of gains acquired on a trained task
to other functions is crucial for both understanding the neural
mechanisms and the practical values of the training. This study
describes a perceptual learning method applied to amblyopia (“lazy
eye”), myopia (near-sightedness) and presbyopia (age-related near
vision decline). The gains were transferred to visual acuity,
processing speed and reaction time. Thus, perceptual learning can
become a practical method for improving visual functions in people
with impaired or blurred vision.
http://uripolat.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/sterkin_yehezkel_polat_vr_2012.pdf
Learning to be fast: gain accuracy with
speed
The effectiveness of perceptual learning on contrast detection in
young adults was tested using behavioral and neurophysiological
(Event-Related Potentials, ERPs) measurements. A remarkable
improvement in all behavioral measurements, including sensitivity
and reaction time, along with shorter latency and increased
amplitude of an ERP marker of neuronal interactions within the
visual cortex of the brain. Thus, perceptual learning that
strengthens inter-neuronal interaction results in a faster
processing speed and higher contrast sensitivity.
http://www.glassesoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ARVO_2013.pdf
Digital precise remote near vision sharpness evaluation
on mobile devices
GlassesOff developed a tool for precise remote evaluation of near
vision sharpness in order to accurately and remotely estimate
reading abilities. Tested on 73 volunteers on iPhone 4, the
application better predicts the functional reading acuity due to
the brief stimuli presentation, as opposed to single letter
detection used in golden standard reading chart measurements.
http://www.glassesoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ARVO_2012.pdf
Perceptual training on mobile devices
improves near visual functions
The resolution and quality of smart phone screens are much better
than those of PC monitors, with an average pixel size several
times smaller in Apple’s retina display than in PC screens. This
enables one to achieve better contrast sensitivity by a factor of
2-3, thus providing more prospect for training near visual
functions.
http://www.glassesoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/AAO_2012.pdf
Perceptual training on mobile devices for
the aging human eye
Training with GlassesOff on mobile devices is an effective
solution for improving near vision sharpness in presbyopia by
enhancing image processing in the brain, with better contrast
sensitivity compared to PC.
http://uripolat.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/2009-experreviews1.pdf
Neuroplasticity following perceptual
learning for visual improvement
The aim of this review is to show that perceptual learning can be
applied for practical purposes to improve visual functions of
people with special needs. Prof. Polat predicts that perceptual
learning methodology will be modified in the near future into
complementary or standalone procedures to aid care providers in
treating and improving a variety of visual functions that are not
addressed by conventional treatment.
Yee Haw ! Drive more fish & birds to extinction sooner and
pollute the water too !
Milan JECKLE : Ultraviolet Fish
/ Bird Lure
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/02/05/ap/strange/mainD8FJ4Q6G5.shtml
http://www.keelynet.com/indexfeb206.htm
Ultraviolet Lure May Catch Fish's Eye
In the ancient struggle between man and fish, man has a new
weapon. Forget fancy lures, depth charges or precision casting
guns. The new weapon requires vision -- ultraviolet vision.
Called Fool-a-Fish, it comes in a bottle that sprays titanium
dioxide on fishing lures and bait. The chemical lights up the
watery depths like a disco ball, luring fish from half a mile
away.
"You catch three or four times more fish, and the biggest fish,"
Jeckle contended.
Researchers have discovered that while humans see in three colors
-- red, yellow-green and blue -- fish and birds see a fourth color
in the ultraviolet range, which shows up as a white glow, Jeckle
said. This color is invisible to humans.
Working with David Cleary, a chemistry professor at Spokane's
Gonzaga University, Jeckle came up with the formula combining
titanium dioxide, which is used in sunscreens, and several other
chemicals. The whitish liquid dries quickly, and will stay on a
lure for some two hours, he said.
It is nontoxic, odorless and washes off with soap and water. But
underwater it shines like a beacon to fish. Jeckle said many of
the spray products currently used to lure fish are scent-based,
because fish are known to search for food by smell.
"This is based entirely on vision," Jeckle said. "This is a new
way to fish."
"It's not just blood that attracts sharks," he added. "They can
see a swimmer half a mile away."
Jeckle makes up batches of Fool-A-Fish in his kitchen. The spray
is sold in some outdoor stores in the region, and it can be
ordered on Jeckle's Web site.
It is also getting written up in fishing magazines. Northwest
Angler said the formula "makes it super easy for fish to see lures
or baits from great distances."
Jeckle has also adapted his formula to produce Fool-A-Bird,
which works on a reverse principle. Birds use ultraviolet vision
to avoid humans, so Jeckle created a formula that when sprayed on
a hunter's clothes, body and gun will absorb ultraviolet rays.
"You spray it on yourself and they treat you like a tree trunk or
a dead stump," Jeckle said. "They ignore you."
Ultraviolet light reflective composition
for fishing apparatus
US2006121166
A spray-on ultra violet light reflective composition for
application on natural and synthetic baits and lures used in
fishing activities, and the process for making the composition.
The composition is made in three phases each separately mixed and
thereafter combined. In phase A, a thickener, optionally a
preservative, a pH adjuster and distilled water are combined and
mixed. In phase B, a disperser, a solvent, a film forming polymer
and a pH buffer are combined and mixed. The mixtures of phase A
and phase B are combined, mixed and heated. In phase C, Titanium
dioxide, a UV reflectant, a wetting agent and emulsifiers, and
optionally a surface smoother, are combined and mixed. The mixture
of phase C is heated and added to the heated phase A and phase B
mixture. The composition is thereafter cooled, diluted and
homogenized.
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of Invention
[0003] The present invention relates generally to apparatus used
in fishing activities, and more particularly to a spray coating
applied to baits and lures which reacts with ultraviolet light to
increase perceptibility by fish and crustaceans.
[0004] 2. Background and Description of Prior Art
[0005] Color is an interpretation of light waves having a
particular wavelength. While it is an organism's eye that receives
light waves, it is the organism's brain that interprets those
light waves and "sees" colors.
[0006] A transparent lens called the cornea is at the front of the
eye to allow light waves into the eye. Behind the cornea is the
iris, which gives the eye its color. By changing size, the iris
regulates the amount of light entering the pupil, which is the
orifice defined by the iris. Located behind the iris is a
crystalline lens which focuses the light rays entering the eye
onto the retina. The retina is the inner most layer of the eye and
is covered with photo receptor cells. Light waves enter the eye
through the cornea, pass through the pupil are focused by the lens
and strike the photo receptors on the retina.
[0007] There are two types of photo receptors, rods and cones,
which are named for their relative shapes. Rod type photo
receptors perceive the intensity of light and enable an organism
to see at night. Cone type photo receptors perceive the
wavelengths of various light waves and enable the organism to
distinguish colors.
[0008] Humans are among the minority of mammals that have color
vision. In the human eye, rods are found at the peripheral regions
of the retina but are nearly absent from the center of the visual
field, known as the fovea, where the cones are concentrated. The
human eye has about 150,000 cones (color receptors) per square
millimeter of fovea area. Humans' eyes have three variants of
photo-receptive cones (known as red cones, blue cones and green
cones) and for that reason humans are classified as trichromic
organisms. Each variant of photo receptive cone carries a unique
protein, called an opsin, that reacts when struck by light waves
having wavelengths that correspond to the opsin's light
sensitivity. It is unknown whether the reaction is physical,
chemical or both. The reaction of the opsin is communicated to the
brain allowing the organism to distinguish between red, blue and
green colors. Thus, the world visually perceived by humans is
dominated by light having wave lengths ranging from 400-750
nanometers, or blue to red respectively.
[0009] In contrast to humans, bony fish and crustaceans have
tetra-chromic vision. The eyes of tetra-chromic organisms have
four variants of photo receptive cones. In addition to having
three variants of cones with opsins sensitive to red, green and
blue light, bony fish and crustaceans have a fourth variant of
cone with an opsin that is sensitive to UV light which
presumptively enables the organism to perceive ultra violet light
that is invisible to humans. The peak sensitivity of the opsin on
this fourth variant of photo receptive cone is at about 358
nanometers which is known as Ultra Violet A (UVA) light.
[0010] As noted above, while a human eye has about 150,000 cones
per square millimeter of fovea area, the eyes of bony fish and
crustaceans have more than one million cones per square millimeter
of fovea area. This large difference in the number of cone type
photo receptors in the fovea presumptively provides bony fish and
crustaceans with greater visual acuity than humans, as well as an
ability to perceive UV light that is invisible to humans.
[0011] Ultra violet light penetrates more deeply into water than
visible light and ultraviolet light is abundant in near surface
marine ecosystems. It is estimated there is sufficient UV light
for UV vision down to a depth of approximately 200 meters in clear
ocean water, while visible light penetrates clear ocean water to a
depth of only approximately 20-40 meters. The current prevailing
hypothesis is that UV vision is primarily used by fish and
crustaceans to improve detection of prey.
[0012] The prior art discloses various compositions and
substances, commonly known as scents that allegedly make baits and
lures more appealing to fish and crustaceans by means of olfactory
stimulation. The instant composition is distinguishable from
scents because it does not stimulate the olfactory senses but
rather is a composition that presumptively appeals to the visual
senses of fish and crustaceans.
[0013] The instant invention reflects light, and especially UV
light, off treated surfaces making baits and lure more perceptible
to bony fish and crustaceans and theoretically more likely to
cause the fish and crustacean to attempt to eat the treated bait
or lure.
[0014] The instant invention is a spray-on, quick drying, water
resistant composition that promotes and enhances the effectiveness
of natural and synthetic baits and lures in attracting fish and
crustaceans. The composition presumptively functions by various
methodologies including reflecting light waves, and especially UV
light waves, at incident wave lengths, reflecting light waves at
altered wave lengths, leaving a trail of light reflecting crystals
as treated baits and lures move through the water, and it appears
the composition may be doing more than merely reflecting light
waves, and especially UV light waves, although the nature of how
this might be occurring is presently unknown.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
[0015] My invention provides a spray-on, water resistant colloidal
composition that reflects light and especially "UV" light. The
composition is made in three individual phases which are heated
and thereafter combined. The composition comprising distilled
water, Carbopol ETD, Versene 100, Phenonip, Propylene glycol,
Dermacryl 79, Triethanolamine, Tegosoft TN 2, Titanium dioxide,
Tego Care 450 and Dow Corning 200/10 CST....
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0028] The chemical ingredients used in the preferred embodiment
of the composition are identified by chemical name and common
trade name in Table 1. The International Nomenclature for Cosmetic
Ingredients (INCI) chemical names have been provided. Other
chemicals having the same properties but produced by other
manufacturers and having different trade names may be equally
suitable for manufacture of the composition.
[0029] The instant invention provides a stable spray-on water
resistant ultraviolet (UV) light reflective composition having the
following ingredients:
TABLE 1
Ingredient: Manufacturer: Purpose:
Carbopol ETD Acrylates/C10-30 thickener
Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Versene 100 Tetrasodium EDTA pH adjuster,
(Ethylenediamine chelating agent
Tetraacetic Acid)
Phenonip Phenoxyethanol preservative
Propylene Glycol 1,2 Propanediol solvent, cross
linking agent
Dermacryl 79 Acrylates/Octyl- film forming
acrylamide polymer
Copolymer
Triethanolamine Triethanolamine pH buffer, 99%
emulsifier, chelating agent
TegoSoft TN2 C12-15 Alkyl wetting agent,
Benzoate emulsifier
Titanium dioxide Titanium dioxide UV light reflectant
Tego Care 450 Poly Glyceryl-3 emulsifier
Methyl glucose Distearate
Dimethicone surface smoother
Distilled Water water carrier medium
[0030] The described process of manufacture forms a stable liquid
colloidal composition that may be applied with a spray applicator
or otherwise, and when dry forms a layered water resistant matrix
having light reflective material, and especially UV light
reflective material, therein.
[0031] The light reflective Titanium dioxide crystals of the
instant invention are insoluble in water by nature. Forming of a
stable colloidal composition with such crystals requires that the
crystals be stabilized so they will not separate from the carrier
medium. Tego Care 450 and Tegosoft TN 2 are elongate molecules
having one end portion that is hydrophilic and an opposing end
portion that is hydrophobic. These elongate molecules adhere to
the Titanium dioxide crystals so they do not coalesce and
settle-out of the composition. The result is a stable colloidal
composition with a water carrier medium holding the Titanium
dioxide crystals in suspension. The inclusion of Phenonip, which
is a preservative, and Dow Corning 200/10 CST, which is a surface
smoother, in the composition is not essential to operability but
is preferable to provide longer shelf-life and give the
composition more appealing texture to both fish and user.
[0032] The composition is made in three phases to maintain the
proper pH balance for each phase and to ensure that the
intermediate chemical reactions occur as desired. Manufacture in
three separate phases also prevents undesirable premature
reactions between ingredients of the separate phases with each
other.
[0033] Phase A. 309.60 milliliters of distilled water is added to
a 5 liter beaker. A magnetic stir bar is placed in the beaker
containing the water and operated to create a vortex in the water.
0.90 grams of Carbopol ETD, which is a thickener, is slowly added
to the beaker containing the distilled water and mixed for
approximately 15 minutes while maintaining a vortex in the mixture
throughout the mixing. Following the mixing, the Carbopol ETD
should be evenly dispersed and all "fish-eyes" should have
disappeared. 0.77 grams of Versene 100, which is a pH adjuster and
chelating agent, is slowly added to the mixture of distilled water
and Carbopol ETD and mixed with the magnetic stir bar at a
moderate speed of approximately 5 revolutions per second. 0.35
grams of Phenonip, which is a preservative, optionally is added to
the mixture in the beaker to prevent bacterial or fungal growth in
the composition. Phase A is mixed as described because the pH of
the mixture is material. Versene 100 is a weak base and pH
adjuster and also a chelating agent. When combined with water, the
Versene 100 increases the pH of the mixture so that the Carbopol
ETD is more completely drawn into colloidal suspension. Without
inclusion of Versene 100, the Carbopol ETD has less colloidal
suspension. The Phase A mixture is set aside.
[0034] Phase B. 20.18 grams of Propylene Glycol, which is a
solvent and cross-linking agent, is placed in a 2 liter beaker.
10.00 grams of Dermacryl 79, which is a water resistant film
forming polymer, is added to the beaker containing the Propylene
Glycol and mixed by hand with a glass stir rod until all
"fish-eyes" have disappeared. The result is a thick white oily
paste. 3.55 grams of Triethanolamine, which is a pH buffer,
emulsifier and chelating agent, is added to the mixture of
Propylene Glycol and Dermacryl 79 and mixing is continued with the
glass stir rod until the mixture appears to be a uniform thick
white oily paste. The Dermacryl 79 combines with the
Triethanolamine to create a reaction product which is soluble in
water. The Propylene Glycol is an additional solvent that ensures
that the Dermacryl 79 dissolves into the mixture completely.
[0035] Combining Phase A and Phase B. The mixture made in Phase B
is transferred into the 5 liter beaker containing the mixture made
in Phase A. A stir bar is used to mix the Phase A and Phase B
mixtures while heating the combined mixtures to 80[deg.] C. At
first, the mixture of Phase B forms a separate layer on the
surface of the Phase A mixture, but as the mixing and heating is
continued the two mixtures thin and combine to form a homogeneous
white mixture. The combined Phase A and Phase B mixture is
maintained at 80[deg.] C.
[0036] Phase C. 65.00 milliliters of distilled water, which is a
carrier medium, is added to a 2 liter beaker and stirred with a
magnetic stir bar at a moderate speed of approximately 5
revolutions per second. 30.02 grams of Tegosoft TN2, which is an
emulsifier and wetting agent, is added to the beaker containing
the distilled water. The Tegosoft TN2 does not mix with the
distilled water, but instead forms a separate layer on the surface
of the distilled water. 25.06 grams of finely particulated forms
of Titanium dioxide, which is a light reflectant, is added to the
beaker containing the distilled water and the Tegosoft TN2. The
Titanium dioxide does not immediately mix with either the Tegosoft
TN2 or the distilled water but rather appears to settle in the
bottom water layer as a combined suspension and sludge. 15.01
grams of Tego Care 450, which is an emulsifier, is added to the
beaker containing the foregoing Phase C mixture. The particles of
Tego Care 450 do not combine with any of the other ingredients in
the beaker, but instead fall to the bottom of the mixture. Because
a magnetic stir bar is unable to stir the mixture by itself, a
glass stir rod is used in combination with the magnetic stir bar.
The combined methods of mixing cause a large portion of the Tego
Care 450 particles to break up forming a suspension in the
mixture. 15.05 grams of Dow Corning 200/10 CST, which is a surface
smoother and lubricant for spray nozzles, is added to the beaker
containing the Phase C mixture while the magnetic stir bar and
glass stir rod mixing is continued and the mixture is heated to
80[deg.] C. As the mixing and heating continue, the ingredients
combine to form a homogenous liquid mixture having a light yellow
color that thickens as it is heated. The Tegosoft TN2 and the Tego
Care 450 hold the Titanium dioxide crystals in suspension. The
Tegosoft TN 2 also enhances the uniform distribution of the
Titanium dioxide crystals throughout the mixture.
[0037] Combining Phase C with the Phase A and Phase B combination.
After being heated to 80[deg.] C., Phase C is added to the 5 liter
beaker containing the combination of Phase A and Phase B mixtures
already at 80[deg.] C. The newly combined mixture is held at
80[deg.] C. for approximately 15 minutes while mixing with a
magnetic stir bar continues until a thick white homogenous mixture
forms in the beaker.
[0038] The mixture is allowed to cool to approximately 35[deg.] C.
and is then diluted with distilled water at a volume ratio of four
parts distilled water to one part mixture. Thereafter, the diluted
colloidal mixture is mechanically homogenized at approximately
25,000 rpm for a period of approximately five minutes.
[0039] Testing of the ultraviolet light reflectance of this
composition showed the following:
EXAMPLE 1
[0040] A transparent coating of the colloidal composition was
applied to a glass slide with a spray bottle and allowed to dry.
The transparent layer is not visible on a test slide without
magnification. An uncoated glass control slide provided a
comparison measurement for reflectance. The slides were
simultaneously exposed to a single light source and reflectance of
the light from the test slide and the control slide was measured
for light having wave lengths of 350 nanometers and 450
nanometers. The measurements showed the test slide, having the
transparent layer of the composition, reflected approximately 43%
more 350 nanometer light waves than the control slide, and 50%
more 450 nanometer light waves than the control slide.
EXAMPLE 2
[0041] A translucent layer of the composition was applied to a
glass slide with a spray bottle and allowed to dry. The
translucent layer has a slightly milky appearance and is visible
on a test slide without magnification, but is not opaque. An
uncoated glass control slide provided a comparison measurement of
reflectance. The slides were simultaneously exposed to a single
light source and reflectance of the light from the test slide and
the control slide was measured for light having wave lengths of
350 nanometers and 450 nanometers. The measurements showed the
test slide, having the translucent layer of the composition,
reflected approximately 292% more 350 nanometer light waves than
the control slide, and 275% more 450 nanometer light waves than
the control slide.
[0042] Having described the structure and composition of my
ultraviolet light reflective colloidal composition its use and
operation may be understood.
[0043] In the preferred method of application, a bait 10 or lure
(not shown) is secured to a fishing line 12 or hook 11 in
customary fashion, or the bait 10 is placed in a bait apparatus
such as a crustacean trap. The bait 10 or lure is coated with the
instant composition, preferably using a spray type applicator of
known construction, such that the exterior surfaces of the bait 10
or lure are coated. The composition is allowed to dry, which takes
approximately 1-5 minutes depending upon temperature and humidity
conditions. Thereafter the bait or lure is used in a customary
fashion.
[0044] Although the composition is stable and water resistant, it
may be necessary to reapply the composition to baits and lures
after a period of use and after extended exposure to the water and
strikes by fish.
[0045] Use of the ultraviolet light reflecting coating composition
on a worm is shown in FIG. 1 wherein there is seen a bait 10, a
worm in this illustration, carried on a hook 11 attached to a
fishing line 12, with or without an intervening lure or flasher
(not shown). Light rays 13 striking and reflected from the bait 10
are as indicated by the arrows thereon. This illustration would
represent a relatively static positioning of the bait 10 in water
as in the case of still fishing.
[0046] The illustration of FIG. 2 shows the bait of FIG. 1 as it
would appear if moving forwardly, to the left, in a body of water,
as in the case of trolling or casting and retrieving. Here, some
of the diagrammatically illustrated crystals of Titanium dioxide
14 are removed from, and with portions of the instant coating
composition (not shown), to leave a particulated trail about and
behind the coated bait 10 as it passes through the surrounding
water to further attract fish and ultimately draw the attention of
fish to the bait 10.
Ultraviolet light absorbing composition for
bird hunting apparatus
US7528187
A spray-on ultra violet light absorbing composition for
application on bird decoys and related bird hunting and bird
watching apparatus, and the process for making the composition.
The composition is made in three phases each separately mixed and
thereafter combined. In phase A, a thickener, optionally a
preservative, a pH adjuster and distilled water are combined and
mixed. In phase B, a disperser, a solvent, a film forming polymer
and a pH buffer are combined and mixed. The mixtures of phase A
and phase B are heated, combined and mixed. In phase C, a UV
absorbent, a wetting agent, emulsifiers, and optionally a surface
smoother, are combined and mixed. The mixture of phase C is heated
and added to the heated phase A and phase B mixture. The mixture
is thereafter cooled, diluted and homogenized.
Diary of a Plagiarist
Dear Diary --
Yesterday, I was hanging out in the Mojave Desert with " Ptooee "
[ phonetic ], a Pleiadian ET crack-smoking buddy, & she said
to me : " Alternating Current Electricity is Demagnetizing Planet
Earth, Causing Pole Shift -- Catastrophe Looms -- The End is Now
-- Thanks for the Fish ! "
I replied : " Surely, Miss Ptoee, Surely, You are Joculating ! "
"No", She said : " You are Unforgiven. "
" Well, Copulate Me Running ! Please Expla ... ", I said as I
passed out, drugged again !
I woke up in my car, my crotch was itchy, and my
sphinctero-gluteal musclature was numb. The irritation turned out
to be a soothing $35,000.
My driver's license & credit cards were missing. I suspect
that there's a Pleiadian at large with a biomask of my face and
fingerprints and identity plastic.
http://viewsandpreviews.com/welcome-back-to-medieval-dark-ages/
Welcome Back to Medieval Dark Ages
Welcome!
It is the dawn of The Great Dark Ages – again. The glorious age of
ruthless oppression and tyranny, the era when all the wealth and
resources of the land and the people were the property of the
feudal lords, is almost upon us.
During those glorious days, the kings and lords owned the land and
the people. People worked for their lords until they die. It was
with the grace of the lord that they had the sustenance to survive
to the next day. When they wed, the first night their wives were
the property of the lord – Lords loved the tenderness of the
virgins.
People owned nothing. Whatever they had was at the mercy of the
lords. The lords could block the exit and entry to their shoddy
homes – inflicting death by starvation.
The word of the lord was the ‘Law’. And, the lords has the
enforcers to establish the ‘rule of law’. The enforcers of the law
– the police of the lords, had the license to harass, torture,
rape, and kill anyone with impunity. People had no rights – no
education, no health care, and no amenities. They lived to serve
their lords, and die serving the lords.
After a short respite, back we go to the glorious Dark Ages of The
Medieval Times – to faithfully serve the masters again.
The Medieval Times:
Until the later part of the 16th century, the entire western
Europe, with the exception of Moorish Europe – Spain, Portugal,
southern France and Italy, was in the ‘Dark Ages’ – under the
harsh feudal rule, zero tolerance, and extreme poverty, the life
for ‘common people was a living hell. Thanks to malnutrition,
infectious diseases, lack of sanitary and personal hygiene, and
non-existence of health care, the life expectancy of common people
was well under 32 years.
The Brief Respite:
With the fall of the Moore Empire in 1492, the door to Knowledge
and Science got opened and the Era of Renaissance downed upon
Europe. People came to realize that Earth was not flat, and they
too were humans – And, with that realization came the era of
awareness and unrest in the region. The resulting public awareness
forced the lords to bestow some rights back to the people.
It was the dawn of the Golden Age for the West.
People – the subject of the same old lords, were allowed to enjoy
their new found ‘freedom’ for almost two centuries while producing
more wealth for the masters – and killing each others in millions.
While the people in the West were allowed to enjoy there freedom,
the Lords of the Darkness had shifted their loving attention to
the East. The rest of the was put under the yolk of slavery. In
the world beyond Europe, it was suppression of human rights,
freedom, and civil liberties. In the land of lawlessness, the word
of the master was The Law.
While the masses all over the world suffer, West had the good
times. The West – Europe and the US, were perceived as the
“beacon” of freedom, democracy, and human rights in the world –
The land of the Free – The land of the Rule of Law, Reasoning, and
Logic. The land where the individual safety, security and peaceful
enjoyment was guaranteed.
Back to Medieval Dark Ages:
Now, the lords have gotten fed up with the ever increasing demands
and self-indulgence of their western subjects, and have decided to
put them back into the Era where they belong – The Era of Glorious
Medieval dark Ages.
The Wheel of Fortune has been made to make 180° turn. While the
freedom and human rights are taking the front row seat in the rest
of the world, the West is turning into a suffocating hell of
tyranny, oppression, and intolerance.
The process of unraveling, dismantling, and tearing apart the
social and civil fabrics of the western society at the seams is in
full swing.
The Lords of the Dark Ages are systematically dismantling, and
tearing down the mask of ‘civilization and humanity’ from the face
of West. The processes are in full swing to usher in the Golden
Age of the Medieval Feudal tyranny again – Albeit with one twist,
this time around the lords will not be responsible to feed their
subjects.
Coming to you is the Fascism married to Feudalism, with the
ruthless Dictatorship as the favorite Concubine.
The Pillars Supporting The Feudal Fascist System:
The Police State:
The moment one lands at any of the airports in the West, it is
difficult to escape the realization that one has entered into an
occupied and hostile region – your life is at the mercy of those
with badges and guns.
Police has been fully militarized and acts like an occupation
force. Police brutality is beyond description. They shoot and kill
people with impunity – it is a force created and trained to
terrorize the public. Its task is to protect the interests of the
ruling elites. As the US Supreme Court clarified in its recent
ruling, police’s job is NOT to protect people, its job is to
enforce the ‘law’ – The law of the lords.
Welcome to the Medieval Age of Feudal Lords.
State of Lawlessness:
There is no more Rule of the Law in the West. Laws are made at the
whim of those who rule. Judges are selected by the ruling elites
to serve the interests of the masters. Any judge who dares to
deviate from the given command or directive is “suicided” to make
an example. Court’s job is to rubber-stamp the dictate of the
lords and guard the interests of the lords – Recall: The Affluenza
Ruling in Texas!
The Age of the Executive Orders:
The heads and the figureheads of the governments, on behalf of
their masters, rule the nations by way of executive orders.
Legislative bodies’ job is, on cue, to simply prompt the executive
head to make the EO’s as deemed necessary for imposition of the
Medieval Time.
Secret Courts, Secret Laws, and Secret Interpretations:
Beside the rule by EOs, a system of secret courts has been
established to prosecute the ‘undesired’ elements. these courts
follow the ‘secret laws’ whose interpretations are also secret!
Indefinite Detentions – Guilty until Proven Innocent:
The governments can snatch anyone without ever charging or even
acknowledging the arrest. You may simply disappear – like many
already have. Government doesn’t need to bring any charges. You
have no rights.
Gag Orders:
The accused, if he were lucky to be charged in the first place,
can be put under a ‘Gag Order’. You are not allowed to defend
yourself – Neither is your attorney. You are gagged!
The Land of The Inhuman Tortures :
Torturing innocent people, snatched and kidnapped by the
governments, is an accepted way of controlling the people. Inhuman
assaults on detainees, including rape and beating to death are
acknowledged practices. Such tortures are deliberately “leaked” to
further terrorize the public even more.
Secret trials, gag orders, indefinite detentions, and inhuman
tortures – the hallmark of a dictatorial fascist system, are the
norm.
Consolidation of Wealth & Ownership:
The Financial collapse of 2008 was thoughtfully created to
decimate the public equity, confiscate the wealth of common
people, create a population of millions of homeless families,
disconnect millions more from the credit system, and, through
hyper inflation and mass unemployment, destroy the lives of a very
large segment of the population.
Through the real estate market crash and the subsequent
foreclosures, the wealth-base of millions of people all over the
West was destroyed. Now, the super wealthy class, the new lords of
the descending Medieval Age, control almost all the national
resources, and own more than 80% of the worthwhile assets.
Public ownership is on fast decline
Further to increase the gap between the Lords and the poor public,
the working classes are skinned to death with the ever increasing
tax burden, cost of utilities, food prices, and the housing
expenses. People are practically in bondage already.
Privatization of Public Assets:
All over the West, public assets – from land, water, and food to
roads, railways, and airways, have been handed over to the super
rich. Public is at the mercy of the lords again. The Working class
owns nothing; neither money nor assets.
Dwindling Income and Rising Cost:
Vast majority of people have been forced work on meager wages
insufficient to sustain and maintain even the basic essential for
living. With the ever increasing cost of living, they are forced
to survive on government ‘dole outs’ – An old tactic of the feudal
lord – keep them hand-to-mouth – always looking for the mercy of
the lords.
Education Beyond the Reach of Public:
The entire education system, the pride jewel of the West – built
over a period of centuries, has been hollowed and dynamited –
serving the needs of the lords by stamping out the faithful
servants of the masters. Further, the cost of higher education has
been inflated so much that it is beyond the means of ordinary
people.
For the most, education is not required – actually, made
prohibited by virtue of exorbitant cost that they cannot afford.
Like the Golden days of the Feudal system.
Through planned inflation of the cost of education, housing, and
all the other major necessities of living, an economy of debt has
been created – A society made ready to fall prey to the feudal
lords.
Suppression of Freedom of Speech:
No Freedom of Speech here – unless it is approved!
You have the complete freedom of speech, as long as you toe the
line of the masters. Selective protection of the “Freedom of
Speech”, while targeting and prosecuting the ‘undesired Freedom of
Speech’, is the rule – The doctrine of Freedom of Speech doesn’t
apply to the likes of 70-year-old writer, publisher and civil
rights activist, Ernst Zundel or the British cartoonists, Stephen
Whittle and Simon Sheppard or the French comedian Dieudonné.
Freedom doesn’t fit the model of Medieval Feudal system.
Dumbification of the Masses:
Free thinking and intelligent public doesn’t belong in the
Medieval times. The populace, therefore, has been ‘dumbified’ to
such a degree that they are incapable of analyzing the fact and
making rational decisions to protect themselves and their
communities – A collection of sheeples ready for the butcher’s
block of the Feudal Lords – Thanks in great part to the shows like
‘Kardashain’s’ and Duck Dynasty’.
Legalization of Drugs & Prostitution:
Drugs are already being legalized across the board. An intoxicated
population is easy to dupe into serving the the lords – Recall:
The ‘Opiumization’ of China. It has come full circle – the
roosters have come back home to roost.
Prostitution, already ‘Legal’ in many places, is next in line to
be legalized and promoted as ‘essential service’ – Remember Russia
of Yeltsin era? Wives, even the wives of generals, had to do the
‘street job’ to supplement the husband’s meager wages. It is
coming to you too.
But here is the Silver Line: As an acknowledgment of the dedicated
service, the Lords, as a favor to their subject, will do the
promotion and marketing for the prostituting wives, sisters, and
daughters of the subject for free!
Prostitution is going to be an important sector of the economy –
an integral part of GDP. The wealthy Chinese will have a good time
while you will be able to put loves of bread on the tiny table.
Mass Surveillance:
A system of mass surveillance has been imposed in which no one has
the right to privacy. From your phone calls and emails to the
details of your shopping, very thing is monitored. You are a state
property. Even your thoughts belong to the lords – Like the old
days
Private Security and Mercenary forces:
On the lines of the old Medieval Feudal system, provisions have
been made into the law for the major businesses and super wealthy
to hire and maintain their own private ‘security forces’, with
power to arrest and detain the citizens who may be perceived as
posing a threat to the interests of their masters -The dawn of the
era of Feudal Fascism.
Welcome Back to Medieval Dark Ages!
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February 17, 2015
Extinct — Extincter — Extinctest
by
Dmitry Orlov
This blog is dedicated to the idea of presenting the big picture —
the biggest possible — of what is going on in the world. The
abiding areas of interest that make up the big picture have
included the following:
1. The terminal decay and eventual collapse of industrial
civilization as the fossil fuels that power it become more and
more expensive to produce in the needed quantities, of lower and
lower resource quality and net energy and, eventually, in
ever-shorter supply.
The first guess by Hubbert that the all-time peak of oil
production in the US would be back in the 1970s was accurate, but
later prediction of a global peak, followed by a swift collapse,
around the year 2000 was rather off, because here we are 15 years
later and global oil production has never been higher. Oil prices,
which were high for a time, have temporarily moderated. However,
zooming in on the oil picture just a little bit, we see that
conventional oil production peaked in 2005 — just 5 years late —
and has been declining ever since, and the shortfall has been made
up by oil that is difficult and expensive to get at (deep
offshore, fracking) and by things that aren't exactly oil (tar
sands).
The current low prices are not high enough to sustain this new,
expensive production for much longer, and the current glut is
starting to look like a feast to be followed by famine. The direct
cause of this famine will not be energy but debt, but it can still
be traced back to energy: a successful, growing industrial economy
requires cheap energy; expensive energy causes it to stop growing
and to become mired in debt that can never be repaid. Once the
debt bubble pops, there isn't enough capital to invest in another
round of expensive energy production, and terminal decay sets in.
2. The very interesting process of the USA becoming its own
nemesis: the USSR 2.0, or, as some are calling, the USSA.
The USA is best characterized as a decomposing corpse of a nation
lorded over by a tiny clique of oligarchs who control the herd by
wielding Orwellian methods of mind control. So far gone is the
populace that most of them think that things are just peachy —
there is an economic recovery, don't you know — but a few of them
do realize that they all have lots of personal issues with things
like violence, drug and alcohol abuse, and gluttony. But don't
call them a nation of violent, drug-abusing gluttons, because that
would be insulting. In any case, you can't call them anything,
because they aren't listening, for they are too busy fiddling with
their electronic life support units to which they have become
addicted. Thanks to Facebook and the like they are now so far
inside Plato's cave that even the shadows they see aren't real:
they are computer simulations of shadows of other computer
simulations.
The signs of this advanced state of decomposition are now
unmistakable everywhere you look, be it education, medicine,
culture or the general state of American society, where now fully
half the working-age men is impaired in their ability to earn a
decent living. But it is now particularly obvious in the endless
compounding of errors that is the essence of American foreign
policy. Some have started calling it “the empire of chaos,”
neglecting to mention the fact that an empire of chaos is by
definition ungovernable.
A particularly compelling example o failure is the Islamic
Caliphate, which now rules large parts of Syria and Iraq. It was
initially organized with American help topple the Syrian
government, but which now threatens the stability of Saudi Arabia
instead. This problem was made much worse by alienating Russia,
which, with its long Central Asian border, is the one major nation
that is interested in fighting Islamic extremism. The best the
Americans have been able to do against the Caliphate is an
expensive and ineffectual bombing campaign. Previous ineffectual
and expensive bombing campaigns, such as the one in Cambodia, have
produced unintended consequences such as the genocidal regime of
Pol Pot, but why bother learning from mistakes when you can
endlessly compound them?
Another example is the militarized mayhem and full-blown economic
collapse that has engulfed the Ukraine in the wake of
American-organized violent overthrow of its last-ever
constitutional government a year ago. The destruction of the
Ukraine was motivated by Zbigniew Brzezinski's simplistic calculus
that turning the Ukraine into an anti-Russian NATO-occupied zone
would effectively thwart Russian imperial ambitions. A major
problem with this calculus is that Russia has no imperial
ambitions: Russia has all the territory it could ever want, but to
develop it it needs peace and free trade. Another slight problem
with Zbiggy's “chessboard” is that Russia does have an overriding
concern with protecting the interests of Russians wherever they
may live and, for internal political reasons, will always act to
protect them, even if such actions are illegal and carry the risk
of a larger military conflict. Thus, the American destabilization
of the Ukraine has accomplished nothing positive, but did increase
the odds of nuclear self-annihilation. But if the USA manages to
disappear from the world's political map without triggering a
nuclear holocaust, we will still have a problem, which is that...
3. The climate of Earth, our home planet, is, to put it as
politely as possible, completely fucked. Now, there are quite a
few people who think that radically altering the planet's
atmospheric and ocean chemistry and physics by burning just over
half the fossilized hydrocarbons that could possibly be dug up
using industrial means nothing, and that what we are observing is
just natural climate variability. These people are morons. I will
delete every single one of the comments they submit in response to
this post, but in spite of my promise to do so, I assure you that
they will still submit them... because they are morons.
What we are looking at is a human-triggered extinction episode
that will certainly be beyond anything in human experience, and
which may rival the great Permian-Triassic extinction event of 252
million years ago. There is even the possibility of Earth becoming
completely sterilized, with an atmosphere as overheated and toxic
as that of Venus. That these changes are happening does not
require prediction, just observation. The only parameters that
remain to be determined are these:
1. How far will this process run? Will there still be a habitat
where humans can survive? Humans cannot survive without plenty of
fresh water and sources of carbohydrates, proteins and fats, all
of which require functioning ecosystems. Humans can survive on
almost any kind of diet — even tree bark and insects— but if all
vegetation is dead, then so are we. Also, we cannot survive in an
environment where the wet bulb temperature (which takes into
account our ability to cool ourselves by sweating) exceeds our
body temperature: whenever that happens, we die of heat stroke.
Lastly, we need air that we can actually breathe: if the
atmosphere becomes too low in oxygen (because the vegetation has
died out) and too high in carbon dioxide and methane (because the
dead vegetation has burned off, the permafrost has melted, and the
methane currently trapped in oceanic clathrates has been released)
then we all die.
We already know that the increase in average global temperature
has exceeded 1C since pre-industrial times, and, based on the
altered atmospheric chemistry, is predicted to eventually exceed
2C. We also know that industrial activity, thanks to the aerosols
it puts into the atmosphere, produces an effect known as global
dimming. Once it's gone, the average temperature will jump by at
least another 1.1C. This would put us within striking range of
3.5C, and no humans have ever been alive with Earth more than 3.5C
above baseline. But, you know, there is a first time for
everything. Maybe we can invent some gizmo... Maybe if we all put
on air-conditioned sombreros or something... (Design contest,
anyone?)
2. How fast will this process happen?
The thermal mass of the planet is such that there is a 40-year lag
between when atmospheric chemistry is changed and its effects on
average temperature are felt. So far we have been shielded from
some of the effects by two things: the melting of Arctic and
Antarctic ice and permafrost, and the ocean's ability to absorb
heat. Your iced drink remains pleasant until the last ice cube is
gone, but then it becomes tepid and distasteful rather quickly.
Some scientists say that, on the outside, it will take 5000 years
for us to run out of ice cubes, causing the party to end, but then
the dynamics of the huge glaciers that supply the ice cubes are
not understood all that well, and there have been constant
surprises in terms of how quickly they can slough off icebergs,
which then drift into warmer waters and melt quickly.
But the biggest surprise of the last few years has been the rate
of arctic methane release. Perhaps you haven't, but I've found it
impossible to ignore all the scientists who have been ringing
alarm bells on Arctic methane release. What they are calling the
clathrate gun — which can release some 50 gigatons of methane in
as little as a couple of decades — appears to have been fired in
2007 and now, just a few years later, the trend line in Arctic
methane concentrations has become alarming. But we will need to
wait for at least another two years to get an authoritative
answer. Overall, the methane held in the clathrates is enough to
exceed the global warming potential of all fossil fuels burned to
date by a factor of between 4 and 40. The upper end of that range
does seem to put us quite far towards a Venus-type atmosphere, and
the surviving species may be limited to exotic thermophilic
bacteria, if that, and certainly will not include any of the
species we like to eat, nor any of us.
Looking at such numbers has caused quite a few researchers to
propose the possibility of near-term human extinction. Estimates
vary, but, in general, if the clathrate gun has indeed gone off,
then most of us shouldn't be planning to be around beyond
mid-century. But the funny thing is (humor is never in poor taste,
no matter how dire the situation) that most of us shouldn't be
planning on sticking around beyond mid-century in any case. The
current oversized human population is a product of fossil
fuel-burning, and once that's over, human population will crash.
This is called a die-off, and it's something that happens all the
time: a population (say, of yeast in a vat of sugary liquid)
consumes its food, and then dies off. A few hardy individuals
linger on, and if you throw in a lump of sugar, they spring to
life, start reproducing and the process takes off again.
Another funny aspect of near-term human extinction is that it can
never be observable, because no scientist will ever be around to
observe it, and therefore it is a non-scientific concept. Since it
cannot be used to do science, the scientists who throw it around
must be aiming for an emotional effect. This is quite
uncharacteristic of scientists, who generally pride themselves on
being cool-headed and prefer to deal in the observable and the
measurable. So, why would scientists go for emotional effect?
Clearly, it is because they feel that something must be done. And
to feel that something must be done, they must also feel that
something can be done. But, if so, what is it?
Always first on the list is the effort to lobby governments to
limit carbon emissions. This has not been a success; as to one of
the many reasons why, consider point 2 above: the USA is one of
the biggest offenders when it comes to carbon emissions, but the
rotting corpse of America's political system is incapable of any
constructive action. It is too busy destroying countries: Iraq,
Libya, Syria, Ukraine...
Second on the list is something called geoengineering. If you
don't know what it is, don't worry; it's largely a synonym for
mental masturbation. The idea is that you fix things you don't
understand by using technologies that don't exist. But given many
humans' irrational belief that every problem must have a
technological solution, there is always some fool willing to throw
money at it. Previous efforts along these lines involved the idea
of seeding the oceans with iron to promote plankton growth, or
putting bits of tin foil in orbit to reflect some of the sunlight,
or painting the Sahara white. These are all fun projects to think
about. How about using nuclear weapons to put dust into the
atmosphere, to block out some of the sunlight? Or how about nuking
a few big volcanos, for the same effect? If that's politically
difficult, how about something politically easy: a limited nuclear
exchange? That will darken the skies, bringing on a mini nuclar
winter, and also reduce the population, which will cut down on
industrial activity. There are enough nuclear weapons to keep the
planet cool for as long as it takes us all to die of radiation
poisoning. This geoengineering solution, along with all the
others, is in line with the popular dictum “If you can't solve a
problem, enlarge it.”
And so it seems to me that all the talk about near-term human
extinction is just so much emotional hand-flapping designed to
motivate people to try things that won't work. Still, I believe
the topic is worth pondering, for a simple reason: what if you
don't want to go extinct? We've already established that human
extinction (whenever it might be said to occur) will never be
observable, because no human will be around to observe it. We also
know that population die-offs happen all the time, but they don't
always result in extinction. So, who will be most likely to die,
and who might actually make it?
First on the list are the invisible victims of war. By now lots of
people have seen photographs of piles of dead Ukrainian soldiers
left to rot after another failed attack, or videos of residents of
Donetsk expiring on the sidewalk after being hit by a government
artillery shell or mortar. But we don't know how many children and
women are dying in childbirth because the government has bombed
maternity clinics and hospitals: such casualties of war are
invisible. Nor will we be shown footage of all of the Ukrainian
retirees expiring prematurely because they can no longer afford
food, medicine or heat, but we can be sure that many of them won't
be around a year hence. When it comes to war, there are just two
viable survival strategies: refuse to take part; and flee. Indeed,
the million or so Ukrainians that are now in Russia, or the
million or so Syrians who are no longer in Syria, are the smart
ones. The Ukrainians who are volunteering to fight are the idiots;
the ones who are fleeing to Russia to sit out the war are the
smart ones. (However, the Russians, who are volunteering to
protect their land and their families from what amounts to an
American invasion, are clearly not idiots. They are also winning.)
In this sense, war is a Darwinian process, delivering extinction
to the foolish.
Next on the list of extinction episodes to avoid happens in major
cities during a heat wave. It's happened across Europe in 2003,
and resulted in 70,000 casualties. In 2010, a heat wave in the
Moscow region (which is quite far north) resulted in over 14,000
deaths in Moscow alone. The urban heat effect, which is caused by
heat soaked up by pavement and buildings, produces much higher
local temperatures, driving them over the threshold for heat
stroke. While the fossil fuel economy continues to operate, cities
remain survivable because of the availability of air conditioning;
once it shuts down, urban heat wave extinction episodes will
become widespread. Since 50% of the population lives in cities,
half of the human population is at risk of extinction from heat
stroke. Therefore, if you don't want to go extinct, don't spend
your summers in a city.
The list of places you don't want to be if you wish to avoid
extinction gets rather long. You wouldn't want to live in
California, for example, or in the arid southwestern states,
because there won't be any water there. You wouldn't want to live
along the coasts, because they are likely to be flooded by the
rising oceans (they will eventually rise over 100 meters, putting
all coastal cities underwater). You wouldn't want to live in the
eastern half of North America, because, paradoxically, a
dramatically warmer Arctic region causes the jet stream to
meander, producing increasingly fierce winters, which, minus
fossil fuels, will cause widespread deaths from exposure. Even
now, a bit of extra snow, which is likely to become the new
normal, has caused the entire transportation infrastructure of New
England (where, luckily, I am not) to roll over and play dead. Nor
would you want to live in any of the places where the water source
comes from glacial melt, because the glaciers will soon be gone.
This includes much of Pakistan, large parts of India, Bangladesh,
Thailand, Vietnam and so on. The list of places where you wouldn't
want to be if you don't want to go extinct for this or that reason
gets to be rather long.
But the entire northern half of Eurasia looks quite nice for the
foreseeable future, so if you don't want to go extinct, you better
start teaching your kids Russian.
Dmitry Orlov is a Russian-American engineer and a writer on
subjects related to "potential economic, ecological and political
decline and collapse in the United States," something he has
called “permanent crisis”. http://cluborlov.blogspot.com
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