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 Slowing
down the speed of light; shaking
the foundations of conventional science and the very nature of things!
Dr. Lene Hau, a
Danish physicist, has taken long-held scientific theory and literally
stopped it in its tracks.
Ever
since Albert Einstein, physicists have held to the conviction that light
travels at 186,000 miles per second.
It has also been accepted (and insisted upon) that the laws of physics
can in no way be manipulated to permit light to be
accelerated to higher speed nor can it be slowed down.
Dr. Hau's
formal background is in theoretical physics but her interest in experimental
research and pushing the boundaries of physics launched her into an
effort to create a new form of matter known as a Bose-Einstein
condensate. In this pursuit, Dr. Hau and her research team,
discovered a method of slowing a beam of light to a mere 17 meters per
second (or approximately 38 miles per hour to put it into perspective
for most of us).
In 2001, Hau and her team were experimenting with superfluids and succeeded in
momentarily stopping a beam of light.
One can only wonder what amazing frontiers Dr. Hau and her team will
open for mankind in the years ahead!
Biofuel Disappointment
 In an exhaustive International study conducted by researchers from
Switzerland, the United Kingdom (U.K.), and the United States, it was
determined that biofuels produce more greenhouse gasses then petroleum-based
fossil fuels such as gasoline.
The fuels tested included the corn-based ethanol used in North America and
other fuels derived from rapeseed, Europe's primary biofuel source crop.
The results:
Corn-based ethanol produced 50% more greenhouse gases then gasoline.
While the European rapeseed biofuel produced 70% more greenhouse gasses then
gasoline.
Nitrous oxide was detected at significantly higher levels than anticipated.
This is thought to possibly related to the nitrogen-based fertilizers used
in growing the source crops.
According to one of the researchers from
the University of Edinburgh, the research brings into serious question
the supposed (environmental) benefits of biofuels.
articles by:
Dr. Von Zuko 2008©
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