I have a book titled 'The Physics of Star Trek'... If I remember correctly, the power consumption for completely dissassebling all atoms of one human being was on par with the total power output of the sun for several seconds. Weenies, anyone?
I know Dr. Alvin Marks, and his brother Mortimer personally. Be assured that this patent, and the theory behind it are sound. Everything was verified by Argonne National Laboratory a number of years ago, when the patent was first filed.
Things have not been moving along quickly because the project is underfunded and understaffed, and sorely in need of decent facilities. Dr. Marks is constantly looking for ways to rectify this - but up to this point, things have not gone well.
Little known facts: Alvin and Mortimer created one of the first polarizing companies - a strong competetor to Polaroid. Mortimer is currently working in 3D movie technology.
As a student employee for IT at the University of Maine, I've had firstand experience with the situation.
In one year, the student bandwidth usage went from moderate to saturated - the entire off-campus pipe became 100% clogged. P2P was identified as the major problem, and after research, it was discovered that around the nation, universities with 10x or more bandwidth and close to the same number of students were having the exact same problem. Obviously, more bandwidth was not a solution.
the university purchased a system called 'packetshaper'. It was set to identify and de-prioritize P2P packets, allowing all others to pass through the network to the internet unhindered. Works great - and our bandwidth is used effectively.
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I have a book titled 'The Physics of Star Trek' ... If I remember correctly, the power consumption for completely dissassebling all atoms of one human being was on par with the total power output of the sun for several seconds. Weenies, anyone?
I'm still waiting for a cloned sheep to be teleported into my bathtub. By the Raelians.
Things have not been moving along quickly because the project is underfunded and understaffed, and sorely in need of decent facilities. Dr. Marks is constantly looking for ways to rectify this - but up to this point, things have not gone well.
Little known facts: Alvin and Mortimer created one of the first polarizing companies - a strong competetor to Polaroid. Mortimer is currently working in 3D movie technology.
It's quite simple: The polarization is what absorbs the light to be converted into energy.
As a student employee for IT at the University of Maine, I've had firstand experience with the situation.
In one year, the student bandwidth usage went from moderate to saturated - the entire off-campus pipe became 100% clogged. P2P was identified as the major problem, and after research, it was discovered that around the nation, universities with 10x or more bandwidth and close to the same number of students were having the exact same problem. Obviously, more bandwidth was not a solution.
the university purchased a system called 'packetshaper'. It was set to identify and de-prioritize P2P packets, allowing all others to pass through the network to the internet unhindered. Works great - and our bandwidth is used effectively.