An Engineer Claims to Have Discovered a Method to Defy Earth’s Gravity

An Engineer Claims to Have Discovered a Method to Defy Earth’s Gravity

Roger Shawyer, a British electrical engineer, initially unveiled the EmDrive, or “impossible drive,” in 2001. The reason it was dubbed “impossible” was that its inventor claimed the drive was reactionless, which meant no propellant was needed; in other words, it violated the established principles of physics, particularly the conservation of momentum.

Scientists were understandably alarmed by anything that seemed to mock Newton and Einstein, and after two decades of testing, the obvious (and rather expected) conclusion was reached in 2021: the EmDrive was a hoax. But that’s the nature of science: take a concept that seems implausible, examine it thoroughly, and ideally arrive at a result that can’t be disputed (or fresh findings that lead in other directions). However, the EmDrive did not put an end to the unrealistic goal of a machine running without propellant. A new rival is already gaining ground, and this one is supported by a former NASA scientist.

During his tenure at NASA, Charles Buhler played a key role in the establishment of the Electrostatics and Surface Physics Laboratory at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This vital facility essentially keeps rockets from exploding. As co-founder of the space company Exodus Propulsion Technologies, Buhler now claims to have developed a drive that defies gravity thanks to a “New Force” that exists outside of the currently accepted laws of physics.

Buhler told The Debrief, “The most important message to convey to the public is that a major discovery has occurred.” “This discovery of a New Force is fundamental because it allows center-of-mass translation of an object without expelling mass because electric fields alone can generate a sustainable force onto an object.”

• The development of a device that could generate thrust without using propellant would revolutionize human spaceflight. There’s just one issue: a device like that would be against the rules of physics.
• This restriction has not stopped anyone from researching the possibilities, and an electrostatic design created by a former NASA engineer is the newest member of the propellant-less club.
• Exodus Propulsion Technologies, the firm behind the drive, claims that it can produce enough thrust to oppose Earth’s gravity, although this claim still has to be independently verified and approached with a fair amount of skepticism.

Buhler emphasized that he has no affiliation with NASA and that he recently presented his research at the Alternative Propulsion Energy Conference (APEC), an organization of enthusiasts and engineers keen to find ways to overcome the constraints of physics and gravity, sometimes without using the best scientific practices.

During an interview with Tim Ventura, APEC’s co-founder, Buhler elucidated how his expertise in electrostatics contributed to the discovery. He claims that before settling on electrostatics, his team—which included members of the Air Force, Blue Origin, and NASA—investigated propellant-less engines for decades. Their gadgets produced very little push for years, but with each subsequent version, the amount increased. This came to a head in 2023 when the thrust produced by this “New Force”-powered engine was sufficient to defy Earth’s gravity.

“Basically, what we’ve found is that a system with a center of mass can have a non-zero force component if it contains an asymmetry in either electrostatic pressure or some kind of electrostatic divergent field,” Buhler said to The Debrief. “That basically means that, if those two conditions are satisfied, there is some underlying physics that can effectively apply force to an object.”

Buhler’s assertions are obviously fairly “woah, if true,” but the history of propellant-less vehicles is replete with promising outcomes that are ultimately thrown off course by scientific fact. As NASA’s Eagleworks team, which is devoted to researching novel kinds of propulsion (such as warp drives), asserted in 2016 that they had measured thrust from the “impossible” drive, expectations for the EmDrive surged. Subsequent research, including a thorough one at Dresden University of Technology, however, discovered no push.

Prior to fans for alternative propulsion popping corks, thorough, independent investigation is required to confirm the findings again. Although it’s really unlikely, it’s not inconceivable that Buhler et al. discovered some undiscovered physics quirk.

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