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01:10 GMT, 24 May 2012
19-year-old Egyptian student invents futuristic 'warp drive' for satellites
A 19-year-old Egyptian university student called Aisha Mustafa has invented a futuristic propulsion system for spacecraft.
The invention 'leapfrogs' Nasa research, and uses a hi-tech quantum effect to drive satellites through space, rather than
ordinary rocket engines.
Mustafa's invention generates energy using the Casimir-Polder force, an obscure quantum effect using two surfaces and
objects in a vacuum.
<a href="http://s1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/?action=view&current=frm00030.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/frm00030.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
The force is described as an 'invisible rubber band' between bulky objects and atoms that arises from the ever-present
random fluctuation of microscopic electric fields in empty space.
The fluctuations get stronger near a surface, and an isolated neutral atom nearby feels the force as a 'pull'.
Mustafa's drive isn't exactly Warp Factor Ten material, but it provides enough energy for satellites to maneouvre gracefully
through space.
<a href="http://s1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/?action=view&current=frm00031.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/frm00031.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
She has patented her invention with the Egyptian Academy of scientific Research and Technology (ASRT).
The 19-year-old says she aims to test her invention in future space missions.
19-year-old Egyptian student invents futuristic 'warp drive' for satellites
A 19-year-old Egyptian university student called Aisha Mustafa has invented a futuristic propulsion system for spacecraft.
The invention 'leapfrogs' Nasa research, and uses a hi-tech quantum effect to drive satellites through space, rather than
ordinary rocket engines.
Mustafa's invention generates energy using the Casimir-Polder force, an obscure quantum effect using two surfaces and
objects in a vacuum.
<a href="http://s1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/?action=view&current=frm00030.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/frm00030.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
The force is described as an 'invisible rubber band' between bulky objects and atoms that arises from the ever-present
random fluctuation of microscopic electric fields in empty space.
The fluctuations get stronger near a surface, and an isolated neutral atom nearby feels the force as a 'pull'.
Mustafa's drive isn't exactly Warp Factor Ten material, but it provides enough energy for satellites to maneouvre gracefully
through space.
<a href="http://s1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/?action=view&current=frm00031.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/frm00031.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
She has patented her invention with the Egyptian Academy of scientific Research and Technology (ASRT).
The 19-year-old says she aims to test her invention in future space missions.
