The solar-powered ion thrusters can be the next generation space engines for traveling inside the asteroid belt.

The solar-powered ion thrusters can be the next generation space engines for traveling inside the asteroid belt.

The ion thrusters have one problem, their thrust is very weak. But there is a solution for that problem, and one is just sending vaporized iron or some other ions backward. If the other ion flow will go forward. That thing can make it possible to make the ion rocket that can accelerate very fast.

That kind of ion thruster that will push ions to both sides can look like the artists' impression of futuristic antimatter craft, which is above this text. The fact is that the ion and antimatter thrusters can use very similar technology.

But the normal ions are safer and less energetic than antimatter. The craft can be a hybrid of solar sail and ion engine system. If the large plate at the front of the craft is made of metal the energy can transfer to the craft by using coherent radio waves.

The high power radio impulses would transfer energy to the craft. But there could be many other ways to make the system, that can operate in our solar system. The large array at the forward of the craft can operate also as the solar sail. The thing is that the ion thrusters can operate inside the asteroid belt by using solar panels.

So in the asteroid belt, the craft doesn't even need the nuclear reactor. And if we want to make the ecological spacecraft, that doesn't even need nuclear reactors, the system can benefit the plasma rings of the planets. Or the energy can deliver to the spacecraft by using radio-masers.

But it can also use to take energy from the plasma of the sun. And it can be covered by silicon panels that are creating energy to the accelerator behind the craft what will decrease the need to use nuclear power. This might be the future of space technology.

Solar-power ion thrusters can make it possible to travel inside the asteroid belt at least between Mercury, Venus, and Earth. When the craft comes near the Mercury, it can load its batteries and when it goes back to Earth, it can use the solar sail very effectively.

(1) https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucedorminey/2016/02/24/antimatter-space-propulsion-possible-within-a-decade-say-physicists/

Comments

Plasmonic waves can make new waves in quantum technology.

"LSU researchers have made a significant discovery related to the fundamental properties and behavior of plasmonic waves, which can lead ot the development of more sensitive and robust quantum technologies. Credit: LSU" (ScitechDaily, Plasmonics Breakthrough Unleashes New Era of Quantum Technologies) Plasmonic waves in the quantum gas are the next-generation tools. The plasmonic wave is quite similar to radio waves. Or, rather say it, a combination of acoustic waves and electromagnetic waves. Quantum gas is an atom group. In those atom groups, temperature and pressure are extremely low. The distance of atoms is long. And when an electromagnetic system can pump energy to those atoms. But the thing in quantum gas is that the atoms also make physical movements like soundwaves. It's possible. To create quantum gas using monoatomic ions like ionized noble gas. In those systems, positive (or negative) atoms push each other away. When the box is filled with quantum gas and som

The breakthrough in solid-state qubits.

Hybrid integration of a designer nanodiamond with photonic circuits via ring resonators. Credit Steven Burrows/Sun Group (ScitechDaily, Solid-State Qubits: Artificial Atoms Unlock Quantum Computing Breakthrough) ****************************************** The next part is from ScitechDaily.com "JILA breakthrough in integrating artificial atoms with photonic circuits advances quantum computing efficiency and scalability". (ScitechDaily, Solid-State Qubits: Artificial Atoms Unlock Quantum Computing Breakthrough) "In quantum information science, many particles can act as “bits,” from individual atoms to photons. At JILA, researchers utilize these bits as “qubits,” storing and processing quantum 1s or 0s through a unique system". (ScitechDaily, Solid-State Qubits: Artificial Atoms Unlock Quantum Computing Breakthrough) "While many JILA Fellows focus on qubits found in nature, such as atoms and ions, JILA Associate Fellow and University of Colorado Boulder Assistant

Metamaterials can change their properties in an electric- or electro-optical field.

"Researchers have created a novel metamaterial that can dynamically tune its shape and properties in real-time, offering unprecedented adaptability for applications in robotics and smart materials. This development bridges the gap between current materials and the adaptability seen in nature, paving the way for the future of adaptive technologies. Credit: UNIST" (ScitechDaily, Metamaterial Magic: Scientists Develop New Material That Can Dynamically Tune Its Shape and Mechanical Properties in Real-Time) Metamaterials can change their properties in an electric- or electro-optical field. An electro-optical activator can also be an IR state, which means. The metamorphosis in the material can thermally activate. AI is the ultimate tool for metamaterial research. Metamaterials are nanotechnical- or quantum technical tools that can change their properties, like reflection or state from solid to liquid when the electric or optical effect hits that material. The metamaterial can cru

Thoughts about the future, world, and technology

Search This Blog