OPPOSIT-ION: MAKING SK-ISLAND

POWER LOOPS AND HOOPS

In just over five weeks of testing cooling application styles and other material variations, Jude was ready to move forward. "I'll prepare an in-depth report of every detail about energy and heat output and make a sample engine for the University to evaluate. This will keep them busy for a long time just putting it to the test and implementing this into all their projects." Jude had finalized her power generator design on a small scale as per the professor's request. There were no repeated meltdowns or disastrous scenarios, which concerned Jude. She expected something to go wrong, but nothing happened that might help explain the prior accident.

Jude had perfected a small, stable generator design for release to the university. It was a simple generator that, once a starter charge was applied, would continuously provide an output of its excess power created by the atomic decay of the liquid wire material. The final design used a mercury wire system that integrated powdered lead or other metals as the decaying substance. The mercury seemed unaffected by decay and was the ideal medium for carrying the primary decaying powdered material. Liquid wire meant no physical gaps or weak points over time from the power-generating decay process.

The wire coating had to be made on a neutral core material. A strong and somewhat flexible supportive outer plating was applied. Then the core could be dissolved away. The remaining tubing held the liquid wire. Her sample unit was the size of a shoe box. It contained a high-tech rechargeable battery to 'start' the reaction. The battery would recharge itself from the operating process. There was also a power regulator to establish voltage and amperage output. The generator would automatically stop with a bypass that terminated the system once the internal battery was charged and no other power was drawn. Plugging in an energy-consuming device and pressing the green 'ON' button caused the generator system to become active and release its regulated power.

This unit had a max 1000 amp 440v 3-phase outlet. This enabled it to power large electric vehicles or very heavy-duty machines. A container of powdered metal that automatically refilled the liquid wire was the final component that kept the unit blended with the decayable media. The integrated cooling unit also converted any excess heat into additional power. The generator was self-contained without the concern of expelling heat unless you wanted to. This unit she provided would have nearly four decades of power consumption service before failing. That was decent for a shoe box.

"This should keep them happy and busy like never before," Jude told the professor. "The applications are so varied. It can be used as a power and heat generator for any application. These generators can be miniaturized to a watch battery size or smaller and still have a power production life of nearly a century for something that small. A larger unit can run a city of any size and never get warm, or run an arctic or under-sea metropolis and keep it warm directly from the operating heat it generates. Atomic and nuclear power are now old-school, dirty, and dangerous. These units can even be integrated to utilize and consume nuclear waste."

"Underwater vehicles and cities can now flourish with unlimited clean power. Space travel is still dependent on external propulsion, but I have ideas about using this generator system and lasers to create a new type of propulsion. It's just not at the front of my development directive list now. Oh, professor, it's okay if they say 'thank you' to me for this. The concept of energy as a worldwide commodity has just stopped being relevant to any economy in the world. I have just changed the entire human experience with my new generator design. They should wait before they take it to that level this soon, though. It could collapse certain economies that depend on energy production for their current value. They need to move slowly and carefully with this."

The professor was beyond impressed. He knew the 'company' would be as well. It only took one day after Jude submitted the physical unit and the design information with a five-star alert. Jude had new visitors. These were top-ranking officers from the university. Three men in plain suits and one woman in a gray suit stood in her front entry room while waiting. The professor had alerted Jude to their arrival hours in advance. She wasn't excited or on edge concerning their meeting with her. This was only an opportunity. She was now waiting for them at her dining room table since they arrived at her lunchtime, presumably on purpose since they had all her living schedule information. Were they hoping to keep her hungry and off balance in some way? "Please do come in and join me. I'm taking my lunch just now. You're more than welcome to pull up a plate and join in!" she called as she was seated and loading up her plate.