[geeks] Carbon nanotube buckytape

[Phil Stracchino]

wa2egp at att.net wrote:
>>Actually, the continued failure to find any evidence for the Higgs boson
>>has led to it becoming somewhat discredited. 
> 
> <snip>
>  More like unproven.  But, then again, theoretical physics has pretty
> much out-distanced experiemntal physics.

Well, yeah.  Stipulated.

>>The up-and-coming theory
>>for the basis of both inertial and gravitational mass is that mass is a
>>side-effect of imbalances in the quantum foam (aka quantum vacuum, aka
>>zero-point field).
>>
>>This is actually a Really Interesting Theory, as if it's correct, then
>>if we can learn to manipulate the quantum foam, it should be possible to
>>develop -- among other things -- antigravity, artificial gravity,
>>reactionless thrusters, and possibly even an inertialess stardrive.
> 
> 
> Unfortunately, there are a few pseudoscientists who like to play with
> quantum foam theory (ie extraction of zero point field energy).  I'll
> wait until there is some evidence for this theory.  It may work in the
> math but does it actually work in the universe? :)

Dunno.  Time will tell.  :)  The proposed mechanism makes more sense to
me than the Higgs boson ever did.


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