Found this set on Flickr searching for Tesla stuff:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rmcybernetics/sets/72157594182019271/
Electricity really can be a kind of artistic medium.
Monday, April 30, 2007
Remote Cavitation
This is an area that is both fascinating and disturbing. The power of this technology is incredible. Behold the Death Ray:
http://blog.wired.com/defense/2007/04/navy_patents_ca.html
Remote Cavitation, from what I understand, creates a kind of pressure disturbance via two acoustic beams at high power, in this case underwater but I think a spot in the atmosphere would work the same way. A plane flying through such a spot would definitely encounter problems, as would a submarine or torpedo below the surface.
Obviously, the plan is a mobile weapons platform capable of roaming the oceans and disabling communications/craft of different kinds. The combination of radar and sonic force I believe has already been implemented on the latest F22 Fighter Jet, some sort of radar pulse that can disable enemy radio, electronics etc.
The oceans however are different due to the population of mammals using echolocation such as whales, dolphins, porpoises etc. There is already a lawsuit against the navy because of the large amounts of strandings and beachings that seem to follow large technical exercises in the sonar department. See this page:
http://www.nrdc.org/media/pressreleases/051019.asp
So surely the technology described in the above patent couldn't be good for any mammals passing through, not to mention with in range of the acoustic blast this sort of thing would put off. Water does convey waves of all kinds effectively. Of course, the official decree is that mid-range frequency broadcasts do not harm mammals, but I think its clear there is some correlation, if not obvious interference between the two systems.
http://blog.wired.com/defense/2007/04/navy_patents_ca.html
Remote Cavitation, from what I understand, creates a kind of pressure disturbance via two acoustic beams at high power, in this case underwater but I think a spot in the atmosphere would work the same way. A plane flying through such a spot would definitely encounter problems, as would a submarine or torpedo below the surface.
Obviously, the plan is a mobile weapons platform capable of roaming the oceans and disabling communications/craft of different kinds. The combination of radar and sonic force I believe has already been implemented on the latest F22 Fighter Jet, some sort of radar pulse that can disable enemy radio, electronics etc.
The oceans however are different due to the population of mammals using echolocation such as whales, dolphins, porpoises etc. There is already a lawsuit against the navy because of the large amounts of strandings and beachings that seem to follow large technical exercises in the sonar department. See this page:
http://www.nrdc.org/media/pressreleases/051019.asp
So surely the technology described in the above patent couldn't be good for any mammals passing through, not to mention with in range of the acoustic blast this sort of thing would put off. Water does convey waves of all kinds effectively. Of course, the official decree is that mid-range frequency broadcasts do not harm mammals, but I think its clear there is some correlation, if not obvious interference between the two systems.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Tesla on PBS
Found this the other day: http://www.pbs.org/tesla/
It's a pretty good site, actually. The Discussions section has answers to questions by Margaret Cheney and other Tesla biographers, and despite the first response being a question with a seemingly obvious answer, its a good read. The stuff about HAARP and the Philadelphia Experiment is interesting, I want to explore the connection of his technology to these projects on this blog extensively.
It's a pretty good site, actually. The Discussions section has answers to questions by Margaret Cheney and other Tesla biographers, and despite the first response being a question with a seemingly obvious answer, its a good read. The stuff about HAARP and the Philadelphia Experiment is interesting, I want to explore the connection of his technology to these projects on this blog extensively.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Steorn
Steorn is an intellectual property company from Ireland that claims to have done the impossible. At least as far as the laws of thermodynamics are concerned.
Their device, which they've named the Orbo, uses magnets in some sort of spin or perhaps orbit. This not only produces energy but apparently more than it takes to power the device itself. In otherwords, perpetual motion.
Now, of course, this is one of the most contested and controversial areas in science. Fraudulent claims of free energy are nothing new; some con artists may set up an impressive demo using smoke and mirrors that land them a big venture capital payout. But as of yet, no one has made this claim and been able to hang around long enough to prove it. Maybe they run too far into the red, or maybe they run from investors. Not to say they're all totally crooked, some could have discovered something by accident they didn't entirely understand, and couldn't understand it well enough to make good on their promises.
But frankly, Steorn seems to have it together. There is apparently a major technical announcement to come after a jury has examined the technology, which should be soon. And this video, credit and link to steornorbo.com, seems to validate the fact that they do have facilities in Ireland and are working on something: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP1So7PZM7s
Zero Point Energy, or energy from the vacuum of space, might be what they're tapping into. You can find a lot of research and psuedo-research on the subject, but I think they might be onto something. Tesla always believed in the Ether, or omnipresent energy. In fact he famously disagreed with Einstein on matters of relativity. If you could somehow harness time itself as an engine, you'd never need another power source. What time is exactly and how to harness it are entirely different stories, but the fact is that the universe is full of electromagnetic enigmas Tesla only just barely uncovered.
Their device, which they've named the Orbo, uses magnets in some sort of spin or perhaps orbit. This not only produces energy but apparently more than it takes to power the device itself. In otherwords, perpetual motion.
Now, of course, this is one of the most contested and controversial areas in science. Fraudulent claims of free energy are nothing new; some con artists may set up an impressive demo using smoke and mirrors that land them a big venture capital payout. But as of yet, no one has made this claim and been able to hang around long enough to prove it. Maybe they run too far into the red, or maybe they run from investors. Not to say they're all totally crooked, some could have discovered something by accident they didn't entirely understand, and couldn't understand it well enough to make good on their promises.
But frankly, Steorn seems to have it together. There is apparently a major technical announcement to come after a jury has examined the technology, which should be soon. And this video, credit and link to steornorbo.com, seems to validate the fact that they do have facilities in Ireland and are working on something: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP1So7PZM7s
Zero Point Energy, or energy from the vacuum of space, might be what they're tapping into. You can find a lot of research and psuedo-research on the subject, but I think they might be onto something. Tesla always believed in the Ether, or omnipresent energy. In fact he famously disagreed with Einstein on matters of relativity. If you could somehow harness time itself as an engine, you'd never need another power source. What time is exactly and how to harness it are entirely different stories, but the fact is that the universe is full of electromagnetic enigmas Tesla only just barely uncovered.
Thursday, April 5, 2007
Tesla Down Under
Check out http://tesladownunder.com/
It's an Australian site by this guy Peter who looks like he's built pretty much ever Tesla project you could think of, and then some. He's got some great exposures of this Eye of Sauron thing that he surrounded his car with, along with all sorts of different coils.
Also, the ultimate dream, the Railgun. Ever since Quake 2 I've been interested in them. The US Navy is apparently investing a lot in getting them set up on battleships (or maybe aircraft carriers.) The appeal is that you only need a simple projectile, but the speed at which it is launched is going to more than obliterate your target. The trick is building up enough power first, and of course that's where massive capacitor banks would come in.
The Railgun has been featured in a few different movies/games but my favourite was Eraser. They made it able to x-ray stuff as well (very tesla) but most importantly it gave off a really cool trajectory/trail that while unrealistic, ruled.
It's an Australian site by this guy Peter who looks like he's built pretty much ever Tesla project you could think of, and then some. He's got some great exposures of this Eye of Sauron thing that he surrounded his car with, along with all sorts of different coils.
Also, the ultimate dream, the Railgun. Ever since Quake 2 I've been interested in them. The US Navy is apparently investing a lot in getting them set up on battleships (or maybe aircraft carriers.) The appeal is that you only need a simple projectile, but the speed at which it is launched is going to more than obliterate your target. The trick is building up enough power first, and of course that's where massive capacitor banks would come in.
The Railgun has been featured in a few different movies/games but my favourite was Eraser. They made it able to x-ray stuff as well (very tesla) but most importantly it gave off a really cool trajectory/trail that while unrealistic, ruled.
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
The Tesla Exhibit
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Tesla's birth, the Tesla Museum in Belgrade embarked on a travelling exhibit to recognize Tesla and raise awareness. In the Vancouver, BC area, there was a symposium at Simon Fraser University, and also an exhibit down at the BC Hydro headquarters. Hydro was nice enough to lend out their entire lobby to house the numerous panels detailing the history of his life and inventions.
They also had a few working models of a Tesla Coil and I think a bladeless turbine. A lot of the publicity was through the Croatian Cultural Center and all the writing was bilingual. I think one of the Hydro guys commented that they really owe Tesla for their entire business model, which kind of stuck with me because I realized yeah, they do. Tesla of course was the pioneer of hydroelectricity. It was the waterwheel he built when he was 9 that later matured into his turbine, that later turned into the whole Niagra Falls power generation system.
A few lesser-known Tesla inventions were in model form, like his vertical-takeoff flying machine that looks pretty sophisticated compared to the rickety Wright brothers. I'll need to double check the dates but I wouldn't be all that surprised if he had the whole thing out before them.
I meant to catch The Prestige afterwards, the movie with Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman that also features David Bowie as Tesla. He has some sort of teleportation machine that the other guys are interested because they're trying to out-illusion each other... never got around to it but I will post a full review here when I do.
They also had a few working models of a Tesla Coil and I think a bladeless turbine. A lot of the publicity was through the Croatian Cultural Center and all the writing was bilingual. I think one of the Hydro guys commented that they really owe Tesla for their entire business model, which kind of stuck with me because I realized yeah, they do. Tesla of course was the pioneer of hydroelectricity. It was the waterwheel he built when he was 9 that later matured into his turbine, that later turned into the whole Niagra Falls power generation system.
A few lesser-known Tesla inventions were in model form, like his vertical-takeoff flying machine that looks pretty sophisticated compared to the rickety Wright brothers. I'll need to double check the dates but I wouldn't be all that surprised if he had the whole thing out before them.
I meant to catch The Prestige afterwards, the movie with Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman that also features David Bowie as Tesla. He has some sort of teleportation machine that the other guys are interested because they're trying to out-illusion each other... never got around to it but I will post a full review here when I do.
Sunday, April 1, 2007
Tesla's Inventions
These are things Tesla either envisioned or invented. In Tesla's mind, these were basically one in the same. From a young age, he described vivid hallucinations of whatever he was focussing on mentally, so real that they were indistinguishable from their surroundings. He developed this to a point where he could literally construct machinery in his head, and then run them endlessly if need be to check for flaws. This practice made him famous for needing no diagrams or sketches, except for other engineers on his team.
Alternating Current - Despite Edison's Best Efforts
Flourescent and Neon lights
Wireless (radio, data, power) The Marconi Misconception
Electron Microscope - Not to mention the Electron
X-rays (accidentally, before Roentgen and with better results. One of his assitants had one of the first x-ray burns.)
Robots - The wireless boat, automatons, auto-wars
Artificial Intelligence
Tesla Coil
Bladeless Turbine
Verticle Take Off Flying Machine -- Pre-Wright brothers?
Meteorological Technologies
Alternating Current - Despite Edison's Best Efforts
Flourescent and Neon lights
Wireless (radio, data, power) The Marconi Misconception
Electron Microscope - Not to mention the Electron
X-rays (accidentally, before Roentgen and with better results. One of his assitants had one of the first x-ray burns.)
Robots - The wireless boat, automatons, auto-wars
Artificial Intelligence
Tesla Coil
Bladeless Turbine
Verticle Take Off Flying Machine -- Pre-Wright brothers?
Meteorological Technologies
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