Mainland scientists are developing the world’s most
powerful supercapacitor that could make Star Wars weapons a reality. Prototypes
of directed-energy weapons such as laser cannons and railguns have been
developed in many countries, but few have made it out of their laboratories due
to their size and weight.
The type of storage devices that can provide very
large bursts of energy in a short time are called capacitors. Smaller versions
are used widely, from starter motors of vehicles to medical implants. Large, or
supercapacitors have been used in lasers and other forms of electrically
powered weapons as to store energy and boost power. Traditionally, such
capacitors have been heavy and bulky – some are bigger than shipping
containers.
Now, a research team from Peking University and the
Chinese Academy of Sciences led by professor Huang Fuqiang has reported a
breakthrough in capacitor technology. In a paper published in the latest issue
of the journal Science, they describe how the power density of their
supercapacitor can reach 26 kilowatts per kilogram, or 130 times that of
lithium-ion batteries. Dec. 22 http://goo.gl/MR6rSb
Cardinal
ingresses have been used to predict public events at least since the time of
Ptolemy. Of the four cardinal ingresses, the Capricorn ingress of the Sun is considered by many astrologers
to be the most important. Shown here is the current Capricorn ingress chart drawn for
Peking with only the elements relevant to our discussion. Notice the
powerful Uranus-Zeus-Pluto T-square
straddling the horizon with Admetus anchored to it by hard aspects. Among other things, the
Uranus-Pluto square is an indicator of scientific or technological
breakthroughs. If we add to this the
fact that Uranus is about electricity, Admetus [1] is about inventory or storage
while Zeus [1] is about guns, is it too difficult to see that a breakthrough in
capacitor technology has allowed the storage of electricity for laser guns.
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