Dark Energy and Surfing Spacetime

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The scoop: Warp drive propulsion may be a sci-fi favorite for the USS Enterprise to speed around the cosmos, but can the technology ever become a reality? According to Dr. Richard Obousy, the answer is 'yes' -- assuming mankind finds a way to harness 'dark energy,' helping our futuristic interstellar spacecraft surf a spacetime wave faster than the speed of light.

ioneill80: Hi Richard! I now have a cup of tea


robousy: Great!



ioneill80: Right, I suppose my first question would be: what inspired you to study warp drives?



robousy: Good question. I am a huge sci-fi fan and I've always been fascinated by space exploration. My first degree was physics with space technology and I became profoundly aware of the limitations of rocket technology when it comes to space exploration.



I think that my intellectual interests really began to focus on theoretical and particle physics and by the end of my PhD research -- I began to see some tantalizing areas to merge my interest of space exploration and theoretical physics.

http://news.discovery.com/space/interstellar-warpship-richard-obousy.html