Warp Drive Study Funded By Government

By Robert Scucci | Published

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The British government is now funding warp drive research, according to The Debrief. Though we’re nowhere near obtaining the ability to send humans or payloads through tubes faster than the speed of light, the new research will center its focus on faster-than-light (FTL) communication, in which messages will be sent through hypertubes via Hyperwaves.

British Government

This groundbreaking research will be partially funded by the British government’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and the Ministry of Defence.

To fully understand this concept, which is totally theoretical at this point, we need to break down exactly what a Hyperwave is, and how it relates to warp drive.

Warp Bubbles

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Dr. Lorenzo Pieri, who is known for his background in studying gravitation and the quantum universe, published a paper called “Hyperwave: Hyper-Fast Communication within General Relativity.”

In the paper, Pieri suggests that by redistributing and re-configuring negative energy, one could, in theory, accelerate and decelerate warp bubbles, which will in turn facilitate FTL communication.

Bubble In Space Time?

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The concept of warp drive in this context first came to be in 1994, when theoretical physicist Miguel Alcubierre suggested that warp bubbles could potentially create a bubble in spacetime that allows spacecraft to travel faster than the speed of light.

Alcubierre’s research posits that this can be accomplished without defying the physics and limitations established by Einstein’s theory of relativity by manipulating seemingly empty space and utilizing negative energy.

Piggybacking off of Alcubierre’s research, Pieri is exploring the possibility of using unheard of quantities of negative energy as a means to send messages across incredible distances.

Reducing Negative Energy

This warp drive research is not without criticism, however. FTL propulsion expert Dr. Jason Cassibry, points out that long-scale warp bubbles will require an impossible amount of negative energy to be fully realized. This is a hurdle that needs to addressed.

Pieri’s research acknowledges the challenge of securing vast amounts of negative energy and has a different approach in mind. Focusing on small-radius warp bubbles rather than long-scale ones, Pieri has reason to believe that he can reduce the negative energy requirements that are needed to achieve warp drive for FTL communication.

If achieved, information can be transmitted at this speed.

Coded Messages Through Time

If this method of warp drive is achieved, there are still other limitations to consider.

If data is sent via FTL communication channels, sensors must be developed to interpret the data. In other words, step one is figuring out how to manipulate warp bubbles and send coded messages through time and space, and step two is figuring out how to make the information useful to its recipient.

Messages Through The Milky Way

It’s worth noting, however, that we’re speaking strictly in theoretical terms, as generating negative energy at such a large scale simply isn’t practical for either long-scale or short-radius warp bubbles at the present time.

But if warp drive can be attained through Hyperwaves and warp bubble manipulation, the implications are staggering.

Ideally, we could use this technology to send messages to far off places beyond the Milky Way Galaxy. What’s more, we can use this technology right on Earth in the form of sophisticated global communication networks.