Being an electronics engineer, there was an urge to check out some real application of microwaves that could affect something so drastically. The Cannae Drive Technology can certainly change the way we see space travel now.
Talking further about this technology let me explain what Cannae drive technology is and why was a need felt to create this ??
Cannae drive technology, a way of propelling spaceships using microwave energy, has been successfully tested by NASA. Such an engine, if thoroughly developed, could shorten the time needed for a trip to Mars from months to weeks. The biggest surprise of the test was that the system worked at all -- theory said the engine would not be able to produce any amount of thrust even the small amounts of power seen in the test.
The experiment involved filling a specially-designed container with microwaves. The uneven shape of the canister creates a difference in radiation pressure, causing a thrust forward, toward the larger end of the vessel. Despite what most physicists predicted, the device started to produce a small amount of thrust, slightly over 0.0001 ounces.That amount of force is not large, but just the fact that any at all was measured baffles scientists. The conservation of momentum states that no thrust at all should be produced by such a system.A similar type of technology called an EmDrive has been demonstrated to work in small scale trials by Chinese and Argentine scientists.
If the results can be replicated reliably and scaled up — and that's a big "if," since NASA only produced them on a very small scale over a two-day period — they could ultimately result in ultra-light weight, ultra fast spacecraft that could carry humans to Mars in weeks instead of months, and to the nearest star system outside our own (Proxima Centurai) in just about 30 years.
Talking further about this technology let me explain what Cannae drive technology is and why was a need felt to create this ??
Cannae drive technology, a way of propelling spaceships using microwave energy, has been successfully tested by NASA. Such an engine, if thoroughly developed, could shorten the time needed for a trip to Mars from months to weeks. The biggest surprise of the test was that the system worked at all -- theory said the engine would not be able to produce any amount of thrust even the small amounts of power seen in the test.
The experiment involved filling a specially-designed container with microwaves. The uneven shape of the canister creates a difference in radiation pressure, causing a thrust forward, toward the larger end of the vessel. Despite what most physicists predicted, the device started to produce a small amount of thrust, slightly over 0.0001 ounces.That amount of force is not large, but just the fact that any at all was measured baffles scientists. The conservation of momentum states that no thrust at all should be produced by such a system.A similar type of technology called an EmDrive has been demonstrated to work in small scale trials by Chinese and Argentine scientists.
If the results can be replicated reliably and scaled up — and that's a big "if," since NASA only produced them on a very small scale over a two-day period — they could ultimately result in ultra-light weight, ultra fast spacecraft that could carry humans to Mars in weeks instead of months, and to the nearest star system outside our own (Proxima Centurai) in just about 30 years.
"not attributable to any classical electromagnetic phenomenon"
Cannae Drive is a private company, owned and operated by Guido Fetta, who has a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering.He is operating his company for non-profit ventures.This can be a breakthrough tech.