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As an aside.we are seeing in this discussion, Thank you.discountbrain says we can't try everything.I agree,however if I knew exactly how,I would like to try introducing entangled particles into the radioactive atom.Could a state change at this point initiate a change in the atom's...

what conditions must occur randomly to allow a radioactive nucleus to decay spontaneously?

Is it theoretically possible to stimulate a radioactive nucleus so that it decays on demand instead of randomly?Could this be used to accelerate decay of dangerous fission by-products?

This makes me wonder if a segment of number line actually needs a beginning and end point for each interval length.By definition,perhaps we cannot calculate its length unless we know the end points,but isn't the length the same whether the points are known or not?If n segments of length 1 are...

Referring to my last comment,reduce an icy body gradually to chunks small enough to drop into a body of water at terminal velocity for a falling object with no additional remnant velocity.I grant this needs to be actually developed as a method,and I throw it out only as a possibility.It seems...

And yet,regional water scarcity is causing major political instability in a number of locations.I don't have the entire technical method envisioned,but if it were feasible to "rain" water from space,perhaps water could be supplied to those in dire need.My original question,a serious one,is what...

NIDUM has made solid points,there.This is an age of giant,big-money,internationally collaborated projects.You would need help.Better to choose something you can build small in a garage,or ,through careful,clever analysis,isolate a breakthrough in a subsystem or think of something everyone has so...

What would be the possible repercussions of bringing a small comet or icy body back to the Earth's surface for the purpose of increasing the fresh water supply?This is one aspect of asteroid mining that I envisioned as a response to local water supply inequities,For basic survival,everybody...

Your point is well-taken.If immediate survival is an issue,we might have to do a lot of disruptive things.It would be scary but grand to get off the Earth to other locations.Having done a bit of experimentation myself,I think that the worst expression in the world is "oops!" Unexpected...

I thought the clear grains were probably pure silicon dioxide,but they were not analyzed.I must step lightly here,because although my employers did not want the discovery at the time,it probably still belongs to them.I was curious if this result could be used to lay down very thin layers of...

I modified an employer's patented device,in order to treat bulk silicon carbide grit.It became crystal clear resembling clear silica grainsThe resultant was not analyzed.This was a low-temperature process.Is there any potential application for this type of process?

From the recent reports I have seen on popular science sites,I have come to expect very significant new developments in battery tech that will overcome many of the problems in storing electricity.Among those are flow batteries and nano carbon batteries.Also,going to the grid allows utilities to...

Yes.I was thinking of walking on a particular side of a tall building and having my raincoat stripped off by the wind,while elsewhere it was calmer.Many of the people who are already experts in utilizing the wind are employed in commercial organizations.If I wish to experiment,I am able,but...

In a city,there is a great deal of turbulence and varying wind directions around large buildings.I think that collector inlets at diferent sides and heights could duct wind energy to a common wind vane.That way,some variation could be averaged out,and energetic velocity better...

I am in no way predicting disaster.I am advocating a lot of caution in these solar-system exploits,especially with for-profit enterprises.Some past examples on Earth of environmental effects:The Columbian Exchange of life between America and Europe;effects of fracking for oil;widespread mercury...