University of Florida Professor Designs Plasma-Propelled Flying Saucer
Flying saucers may soon be more fact than mere science fiction.
University of Florida mechanical and aerospace engineering associate professor Subrata Roy has submitted a patent application for a circular, spinning aircraft design reminiscent of the spaceships seen in countless Hollywood films. Roy, however, calls his design a “wingless electromagnetic air vehicle,” or WEAV.
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UF Research Foundation Professor
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Pierre Sikivie, Ph.D.
Professor of Physics
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Developed a new model for studying the structure of galactic halos and the distribution of dark matter enveloping the luminous components of spiral galaxies
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