Harold 'Sonny' White
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I don't know if you've ever wanted to have a farm out in the middle of some untouched area where you didn't want to pay the money to run the power line. Well, now maybe in 10, 15 years, maybe you wouldn't have to. We could provide a solution that would allow you to come off the grid, right? Yeah.
I don't know if you've ever wanted to have a farm out in the middle of some untouched area where you didn't want to pay the money to run the power line. Well, now maybe in 10, 15 years, maybe you wouldn't have to. We could provide a solution that would allow you to come off the grid, right? Yeah.
I don't know if you've ever wanted to have a farm out in the middle of some untouched area where you didn't want to pay the money to run the power line. Well, now maybe in 10, 15 years, maybe you wouldn't have to. We could provide a solution that would allow you to come off the grid, right? Yeah.
Yeah, I think they've increased the efficiency on solar panels, but there is a limit to that, right? In terms of β I think it's β when you get to close to 40% efficiency on a solar panel, you're kind of at the limit of what you can do. And then the challenge you have with a solar panel is β
Yeah, I think they've increased the efficiency on solar panels, but there is a limit to that, right? In terms of β I think it's β when you get to close to 40% efficiency on a solar panel, you're kind of at the limit of what you can do. And then the challenge you have with a solar panel is β
Yeah, I think they've increased the efficiency on solar panels, but there is a limit to that, right? In terms of β I think it's β when you get to close to 40% efficiency on a solar panel, you're kind of at the limit of what you can do. And then the challenge you have with a solar panel is β
at the surface of the Earth during ideal peak lighting conditions, the flux of power you get is about 1,000 watts per square meter, right? So if you wanted, you know, a system that provided 5 kilowatts of power, you could do the math and figure you need a fairly big area. With our technology, we can stack it on top of one another. We don't have to stretch out like that.
at the surface of the Earth during ideal peak lighting conditions, the flux of power you get is about 1,000 watts per square meter, right? So if you wanted, you know, a system that provided 5 kilowatts of power, you could do the math and figure you need a fairly big area. With our technology, we can stack it on top of one another. We don't have to stretch out like that.
at the surface of the Earth during ideal peak lighting conditions, the flux of power you get is about 1,000 watts per square meter, right? So if you wanted, you know, a system that provided 5 kilowatts of power, you could do the math and figure you need a fairly big area. With our technology, we can stack it on top of one another. We don't have to stretch out like that.
And so the quantum field could potentially β provide a lot more power with a much smaller footprint, if you will. Right now, I have to acknowledge we're still very early, right? We're very low power levels. And so we want to crawl, walk, run. But we're thinking about what can we do now to provide use, right? And then use those applications to continue to grow the capability at Casimir.
And so the quantum field could potentially β provide a lot more power with a much smaller footprint, if you will. Right now, I have to acknowledge we're still very early, right? We're very low power levels. And so we want to crawl, walk, run. But we're thinking about what can we do now to provide use, right? And then use those applications to continue to grow the capability at Casimir.
And so the quantum field could potentially β provide a lot more power with a much smaller footprint, if you will. Right now, I have to acknowledge we're still very early, right? We're very low power levels. And so we want to crawl, walk, run. But we're thinking about what can we do now to provide use, right? And then use those applications to continue to grow the capability at Casimir.
Right. So this gets into β the cool thing is β What we're trying to understand and study inside these little chips that we're making is we're trying to understand the nature of the quantum field, right? The structure to the quantum field. How can we alternate? How can we tweak it? What can we do with it? Because we talked about the fact thatβ¦
Right. So this gets into β the cool thing is β What we're trying to understand and study inside these little chips that we're making is we're trying to understand the nature of the quantum field, right? The structure to the quantum field. How can we alternate? How can we tweak it? What can we do with it? Because we talked about the fact thatβ¦
Right. So this gets into β the cool thing is β What we're trying to understand and study inside these little chips that we're making is we're trying to understand the nature of the quantum field, right? The structure to the quantum field. How can we alternate? How can we tweak it? What can we do with it? Because we talked about the fact thatβ¦
negative vacuum energy density is potentially a good proxy for the idea of exotic matter in terms of what general relativity requires.
negative vacuum energy density is potentially a good proxy for the idea of exotic matter in terms of what general relativity requires.
negative vacuum energy density is potentially a good proxy for the idea of exotic matter in terms of what general relativity requires.
And so in the process of developing a deeper understanding of the quantum field with what we're doing with these devices, right, I would contend that we're actually adding another circle on that Venn diagram that's potentially not only overlapping part of quantum mechanics, but it's also overlapping part of general relativity. And I think that's
And so in the process of developing a deeper understanding of the quantum field with what we're doing with these devices, right, I would contend that we're actually adding another circle on that Venn diagram that's potentially not only overlapping part of quantum mechanics, but it's also overlapping part of general relativity. And I think that's