Going through the replies to this article, I noticed quite a disturbing trend: nearly all responses referencing Star Trek or its technologies have been modded 0 and off topic, and have been otherwise ignored (i.e. left without reply). Why?! This site is a self-admitted purveyor of "News for Nerds". And, one of the cornerstones of obsessive worship of various things, one of the most common of these being Star Trek. Are the readers of Slashdot too ashamed of their true natures, too terrified of fitting the nerd (arche/stereo)type to show even the slightest amusement or appreciation of those few who are either brave enough to break or ignorant of the almost taboo status of being a trekkie, and their attempts at humourous (whether successful or not) comments?! For shame, for shame.
Could this technique be used to store high energy laser light, requiring large power sources not otherwise available portably to be produced, for reuse in vehicle-mounted or even handheld weapons? Such applications could lead to the pulse energy type weapons so often seen in science fiction.
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Going through the replies to this article, I noticed quite a disturbing trend: nearly all responses referencing Star Trek or its technologies have been modded 0 and off topic, and have been otherwise ignored (i.e. left without reply). Why?! This site is a self-admitted purveyor of "News for Nerds". And, one of the cornerstones of obsessive worship of various things, one of the most common of these being Star Trek. Are the readers of Slashdot too ashamed of their true natures, too terrified of fitting the nerd (arche/stereo)type to show even the slightest amusement or appreciation of those few who are either brave enough to break or ignorant of the almost taboo status of being a trekkie, and their attempts at humourous (whether successful or not) comments?! For shame, for shame.
I wouldn't work as propulsion fuel at all if it was a mere one anti-proton and one positron. You also need a neutron.
Could this technique be used to store high energy laser light, requiring large power sources not otherwise available portably to be produced, for reuse in vehicle-mounted or even handheld weapons? Such applications could lead to the pulse energy type weapons so often seen in science fiction.