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Breakthrough Propellantless EmDrive for the Enterprise?
EmDrive Spacecraft Engine Prototype Generally in engineering if something claimed sounds too good to be true, then it’s usually not true. That’s why I ignore claims from people about their discoveries...
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How To Lose Weight Sustainably
Way off topic (or make that weigh off topic), I signed up for Weight Watchers tonight. I want to lose about 15 pounds. My sister had taught a class for Weight Watchers, and she told me it’s good...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving from BTE!
Hope you have a good one with friends and family. And of course they had Thanksgiving on the Enterprise. Just listen. BTE-Dan
View ArticleSorry for the Lack of Posts Lately
Sorry for the lack of BTE posts lately. I have been very busy with my day job. I hope BTE readers are having a nice holiday break!
View ArticleThe Robot Farmers are Coming
Robots are going to be everywhere even before the human-like robots start showing up. Here’s one more example: “A new vision of robots patrolling the meadows and cornfields of the UK may seem dark and...
View ArticleNatural Gas Cars – We Should be Driving Them
What car back in 2012 won the greenest car of the year? An electric plug-in? A gasoline-electric hybrid? It was neither. Instead, it was a natural gas powered Honda Civic. Natural gas is much cheaper...
View ArticleNASA Extends Support for VASIMR Ion Engine Development
I missed this in December. NASA has signed on to continue help supporting the Ad Astra company with the development of the VASIMR spacecraft engine. That is good to hear, and I’m glad to see that NASA...
View Article53 Colorized Photos From The Past
The past was in color too! Here is how it might have looked.
View ArticleA Blogging Pause
In light of the tragic mass murder of schoolchildren in Connecticut, I think I’ll skip a couple of days of doing new BTE blog posts. It’s times like these when we are reminded that there is evil in...
View ArticleHeat Baby, Heat
Heat engines run on heat. A steam turbine in a power plant, a type of heat engine, runs on heat. The Enterprise’s electric generators are driven by a heat engine which runs on heat (from the on board...
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