DARPA zero-point energy test (2007)
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Contents 7
| Date | 27 May 2007 |
|---|---|
| Topics | Propulsion & physics (topic) |
| People | Bernard Haisch, Jacques Vallée |
| Testimony | Shellenberger testimony, p. 164 |
| Year | 2007 in UFO history |
| Timeline | 2007 on the UAP Timeline |
| Sources | 8 |
According to Jacques Vallée's journals, in May 2007 astrophysicist Bernard Haisch told him that an experiment to extract energy from the quantum vacuum — "zero-point energy" — connected to the Pentagon's research agency DARPA and conducted at the University of Colorado, had so far given negative results.[1]
Haisch
Haisch (1949–2026) was an astrophysicist at Lockheed Martin's Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory, editor of the Journal of Scientific Exploration from 1988 to 1999, and, with Alfonso Rueda, author of the hypothesis that the electromagnetic zero-point field contributes to inertial mass. He founded the California Institute for Physics and Astrophysics in 1999.[2]
The Colorado work
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Haisch and University of Colorado engineer Garret Moddel obtained U.S. Patent 7,379,286, "Quantum vacuum energy extraction", granted in 2008, which proposed drawing power from vacuum fluctuations by passing gases through tiny Casimir cavities that would alter atoms' electron orbitals. An experiment looking for a shift in the ground state of hydrogen flowing through a one-micrometre cavity gave no definitive result. A later test by Olga Dmitriyeva and Moddel, published in 2012, found radiation from gases flowing through Casimir cavities that they could not fully explain, leaving zero-point energy as one possibility.[3][4]
Assessment
A 2019 review by Moddel's group described the experimental results as tantalising but inconclusive, and said none of the proposed methods had been reliably demonstrated. The negative or inconclusive results are consistent with the mainstream view that zero-point energy cannot be tapped for useful power.[1][4]
People and topics
- Bernard Haisch — Astrophysicist at Lockheed who co-developed the zero-point field theory of inertia.
- Jacques Vallée — Computer scientist and astronomer, author of the Forbidden Science journals and a central figure in UFO research.
- Zero-point energy — The lowest possible energy of a physical system, which some hope to tap for power.
- DARPA — The Pentagon's advanced research agency.
On the Timeline
- Martins–Pinheiro inertia papers (1 February 2007) — Lisbon physicists suggest electric and magnetic fields could alter inertial mass.
- Inman recording in Dreamland (7 July 2007) — In a recorded call, Adm. Bobby Ray Inman names a CIA official as the best person to ask about UAP.
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References
- Jacques Vallée, *Forbidden Science 5: Pacific Heights* (journals 2000–2009), Amazon · amazon.com · archived copy
- Bernard Haisch — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- US Patent 7,379,286, "Quantum vacuum energy extraction", Google Patents · patents.google.com · archived copy
- "Test of zero-point energy emission from gases flowing through Casimir cavities" (2012), Astrophysics Data System · ui.adsabs.harvard.edu · archived copy
- Forbidden Science — the journals of Jacques Vallée (Anomaly Archives) · anomalyarchives.org · archived copy
- Forbidden Science series — Anomalist Books · anomalistbooks.com · archived copy
- Review of Forbidden Science 6 — SFCrowsnest · sfcrowsnest.info · archived copy
- Forbidden Science Dispatches — Tanner Boyle (journal summaries) · tannerfboyle.substack.com · archived copy
Further reading
- Jacques Vallée — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- Skunk Works — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- Zero-point energy — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
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