Comments on LIGO Gets An Upgrade
Gravitational waves have eluded scientists thus far; new, improved LIGO should be sensitive enough to detect them. (Read
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"Here's a nice video of what LIGO does and describes Newton's and Einstein's ideas about gravity. Perhaps one day LIGO will validate Einstein's gravitational wave theory.
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(Bill Christensen 4/12/2008 9:03:35 PM)
"In Larry Niven's short story "The hole man", a gravity detector inadvertently detects an alien communication device on Mars.
The wikipedia item isn't very accurate IMHO, but here it is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hole_Man
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(Yossi Preminger 4/14/2008 10:55:54 PM)
Illustrating Classic Heinlein With AI
'Stasis, cold sleep, hibernation, hypothermia, reduced metabolism, call it what you will - the logistics-medicine research teams had found a way to stack people like cordwood and use them when needed.'
Deflector Plasma Screen For Drones ala Star Wars
'If the enemy persists in attacking or even intensifies their power, the density of the plasma in space will suddenly increase, causing it to reflect most of the incoming energy like a mirror.'