AAWSAP DIRD, The Role of Superconductors in Gravity Research, March 2010

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As of this writing, there have been no further pronouncements from Podkletnov. No one
has published a replication of his "gravity beam" experiment, and as time passes, more
and more scientists are coming to the conclusion that the experiment was never
actually performed. Concerns about experimental procedures are not confined to the
fringe, either. Final analysis of the Gravity Probe B satellite data is also apparently in
serious difficulty (Reference 48), adding weight to the conclusion that experimentation
in this area is fraught with difficulty even for the most experienced researchers.
Conclusion
Although the payoff of the discovery of a superconductor-mediated interaction between
matter and gravity would be tremendous, only a few researchers are pursuing this goal.
The main reason for this is the adherence to dogma concerning the impossibility of
increasing the matter/electromagnetic coupling coefficients. This adherence is
reinforced by reputable physicists pointing out that the theoretical constructs presented
so far are based on questionable foundations. As with any forays into the unknown, one
has to accept a few bumps along the way, including sometimes going back to the
starting point in order to start again. The likelihood of scientific ridicule is extremely
high in the search for laboratory-scale gravitational interactions.
Increased understanding of the nature of high-temperature superconductivity will be
advantageous in setting the firm basis from which to proceed. True scientists will
continue to speculate about the ideas considered above, whether outlandish or not.
Experiments will continue until either funding runs out or theory proves unequivocally
that the expected effects will be far too small to see; however, experimentalists must
ensure that other researchers have complete information so they can replicate
experiments. Theory will continue regardless, but theoreticians must ensure that the
scientific foundations are correct, and experimentalists must remain wary of potential
traps.
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