Monday, August 25, 2008

Stargate Atlantis - Discover Magazine: Money (and Energy) for Nothing

At Discover Magazine (New York, NY):

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Money (and Energy) for Nothing

On the TV series Stargate Atlantis, the current installment from the Stargate franchise, a device small enough to be held in your hands provides the energy for an entire city. Called a Zero Point Module, the device glows with golden light and produces an almost unlimited supply of clean energy. But it seems that the ZPM is an unrealistic little gizmo because it somehow creates energy from… well, nothing, and therefore, the thing belongs in a prop room shelved somewhere between the Flux Capacitor and the One Ring. But what if it was real..?

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