Summary

In this paper the author illustrates an astonishingly simple experiment during which an unexplained imbalance in energy conservation was observed. A piece of solid graphite is heated to white-hot temperature by passing a DC current through it. The radiated heat energy appears to be in excess of the electrical energy fed into the experiment by a factor of 152%. The author proposes an improved version of the experiment to increase measurement precision of the effect and possibly discover an explanation. The entire new experiment is estimated to cost a total of $38,000 - less than one years tuition for a single graduate student in many universities.

Abstract

New propulsion methods for interstellar spaceflight will most probably require new on-board energy production methods deriving energy from presently unknown sources. An experiment conducted by the author in 1981 with a very simple device showed a measured energy output significantly greater than the measured energy input. The origin of the excess energy was and is still unknown. The purpose of this paper is to describe this experiment and to urge that it be replicated. If the anomalous excess energy is seen again, then this experiment might reveal its source and show how it can be enhanced. This may lead to a previously unknown source of energy that could be harnessed to drive the propulsion methods that can take mankind to the stars.

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