A19-year-old Egyptian girl invented futuristic propulsion system for spacecraft?

Can someone explain this -_- running spacecrafts without fuel using Quantum Physics -_-

"The invention 'leapfrogs' Nasa research, and uses a hi-tech quantum effect to drive satellites through space, rather than ordinary rocket engines.
the invention generates energy using the Casimir-Polder force, an obscure quantum effect using two surfaces and objects in a vacuum.

The force is described as an 'invisible rubber band' between bulky objects and atoms that arises from the ever-present random fluctuation of microscopic electric fields in empty space.
The fluctuations get stronger near a surface, and an isolated neutral atom nearby feels the force as a 'pull'.
her drive isn't exactly Warp Factor Ten material, but it provides enough energy for satellites to maneouvre gracefully through space.

Instead of using nuclear reactors or jets, her satellites could generate drive using the panels.
Nasa had researched a similar idea using the Casimir-Polder force - with the idea of generating it around a 'sail' floating in space

She has patented her invention Egyptian Academy of scientific Research and Technology (ASRT).
The 19-year-old says she aims to test her invention in future space missions.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...invents-futuristic-warp-drive-satellites.html

 

No wonder Muslim men fear their women

 

Right, LOL

 

There seems to be some serious doubts about the story, almost to the point of calling it a hoax

 

Shut up please. hoax?? really? you are ignorant, check the sources kid.

If you know what a "source" is...

 

Hmmmm,, the Daily Mail. What more needs to be said?

 

I can't find any reputable science news sites talking about this, which seems odd.

 

A 19 year old expert in Quantum Physics? Where did she study? Oh FYI this article is from 2012 and still nothing in the scientific literature?

Repulsive forces

There are few instances wherein the Casimir effect can give rise to repulsive forces between uncharged objects. Evgeny Lif(*)(*)(*)(*)z showed (theoretically) that in certain circumstances (most commonly involving liquids), repulsive forces can arise.[31] This has sparked interest in applications of the Casimir effect toward the development of levitating devices. An experimental demonstration of the Casimir-based repulsion predicted by Lif(*)(*)(*)(*)z was recently carried out by Munday et al.[32] Other scientists have also suggested the use of gain media to achieve a similar levitation effect,[33] though this is controversial because these materials seem to violate fundamental causality constraints and the requirement of thermodynamic equilibrium (Kramers-Kronig relations). Casimir and Casimir-Polder repulsion can in fact occur for sufficiently anisotropic electrical bodies; for a review of the issues involved with repulsion see Milton et al.[34]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimir_effect#Repulsive_forces

 

The first invention to come out of the Muslim world, and it is from a lady. Screw you Saudia Arabia!

 

There is no news from "reputable" sources because Egypt hasn't been destroyed. Perhaps the destroyers were hoping to usurp this invention after wards.

 

http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0512152

 

Oh yeah, its one HECK of a "paper"!!!

Two pages long, with two figures, And includes spelling errors. Sounds like the Orly Taitz of quantum physics!

http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0512152