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I remember reading about the JTEC a couple of years ago, but I am very curious to see an actual working version of it.

Could be the hottest thing around ...

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Right - surely they can get a scale model of it working. I take all these announcements with a grain of salt now. We're always reading about these breakthroughs, then nothing. I mean, if he had even a small working prototype, he could be on the news and gaining investors and traction.

Yeah, I'm a bit suspicious. Google returns nothing right now.

http://www.johnsonems.com/?q=node/2

I'd rather be optimistic than so cynical about such important inventions that have huge potential, even if the probability of success is very low.

I mean, if he had even a small working prototype, he could be on the news and gaining investors and traction.

You mean just like all the great inventors of all times? If only life was so fair and rosy.

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