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The decline and fall of the SSC

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Politics played a major role in the downfall of the Department of Energy's Superconducting Super Collider project. The mismanagement of political appointees who had no appreciation for the project, resulted in cost overruns and numerous redesigns.

Analysis, Political aspects, Science and technology policy, Buildings and facilities, Science and state, Science policy, United States. Department of Energy, Collisions (Nuclear physics), Particle collisions, Particle accelerators

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The tachyon drive: infinite exhaust velocity at zero energy cost

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Researchers believe the electron neutrino may be a tachyon, despite the fact that scientists have claimed tachyons were physically impossible. Gerald Feinberg's theories about the existence of tachyons and their applications are discussed.

Research, Column, Neutrinos, Tachyons

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The micro-warp drive

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Chris Van Den Broeck is responsible for developing an improvement to the Alcubierre warp drive, which may bring the science-fictional prop concept to reality.

Innovations, Science fiction

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