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Orbo-Modell

Advertisement of Steorn in The economist

Steorn Ltd. is an Irish company based in Dublin claiming to have build a Perpetual Motion device called "Orbo" which, violating fundamental principles of physics, is supposed to create limitless energy.

In August 2006 Steorn placed a large scale advertisement receiving wide attention in the English newspaper "The Economist"^[1] claiming to be able to provide "free, clean and constant energy". The scientific community was challenged to investigate the technology and report the findings to the world. According to the advertisement price list of the newspaper they spent about 125.000 Euro (£ 85.200) on that ad.

Several tries to show a functioning Orbo-PM to the public failed. A group of scientists which were allowed to test the device could not find evidence that it could create "energy for nothing".^[2]

An allegedly working Orbo unit constructed of clear plastic was shown on 15. Dezember 2009 in Dublin (Waterways Centre Building) and a video stream of the running device published on the website.

The claims of the company Steorn about the "Orbo"-Technology violate the first law of thermodynamics, that energy in an isolated system stays the same and can neither be destroyed nor created. It can only change forms.

Orbo

Orbo-technology(Bild:sTeorn-Video)

The wonder-technology from Steorn called "Steorn Orbo Technology" is based on a fictitious "time variant magneto-mechanical interaction" and said to be able to provide "clean energy" for mobile sound systems and cars. It is claimed to be a so called "overunity technology", which means that it can create more energy than it consumes. Orbo is a registered brand.

Older publications of Steorn claimed that energy was created using time variant magnetic viscosity, an effect that only Steorn has understood. According to Steorn converging magnets fast uses less energy than pulling them apart slowly because the magnets would not have enough time to readjust their magnetic domains.

Demonstrations

Unterbrechung

Tests

A group of scientists were chosen by Steorn for a jury to investigate the Orbo technology. The electro engineer Professor Dr. Ian MacDonald from the University of Albert was appointed Chairman of the jury. In 2009 they came to the unanimous verdict that Steorn's attempts to demonstrate the claim have not shown the production of energy.^[3]^[4] The members of the jury had to sign a nondisclosure agreement.

Public Reception / Reaction

The advertisement in The Economist and the claims of Steorn received an echo in newspapers and blogs of several countries. Articles in scientific papers do not exist (December 2009).

Steorn Ltd.

Sean McCarthy

News items

Christian Stöcker: Iren wollen Perpetuum Mobile vorführen, Der Spiegel 6. Juli 2007
Steve Boggan: These men think they're about to change the world, The Guardian, 25. August 2006
Gavin Daly: Firm strives to extend mobile battery lifespans, The Post (Irland), 21. Mai 2006
Michael Schirber: Harsh light shines on free energy, Physics World August 2007
Mouvement perpétuel chez Steorn, Artikel in NEXUS (Französische Version), Heft Nr. 49, März-April 2007
Artikel in Liechtensteiner Volksblatt zu Vorführungen 2009/2010

Weblinks

Quellennachweise

↑ The Economist, August 19, 2006
↑ Irish 'energy for nothing' gizmo fails jury vetting, Irish Times Wed 06 Jun 2009
↑ In August 2006 the Irish company Steorn published an advertisement in the Economist announcing the development of "a technology that produces free, clean and constant energy". Qualified experts were sought to form a "jury" to validate these claims. Twenty-two independent scientists and engineers were selected by Steorn to form this jury. It has for the past two years examined evidence presented by the company. The unanimous verdict of the Jury is that Steorn's attempts to demonstrate the claim have not shown the production of energy. The jury is therefore ceasing work. The jury consists of scientists and engineers in relevant fields from Europe and North America, from industry, universities and government laboratories. Information about individual members can be found at http://stjury.ning.com/
↑ http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0624/1224249416758.html

[1] The Economist, August 19, 2006

[2] Irish 'energy for nothing' gizmo fails jury vetting, Irish Times Wed 06 Jun 2009

[3] In August 2006 the Irish company Steorn published an advertisement in the Economist announcing the development of "a technology that produces free, clean and constant energy". Qualified experts were sought to form a "jury" to validate these claims. Twenty-two independent scientists and engineers were selected by Steorn to form this jury. It has for the past two years examined evidence presented by the company. The unanimous verdict of the Jury is that Steorn's attempts to demonstrate the claim have not shown the production of energy. The jury is therefore ceasing work. The jury consists of scientists and engineers in relevant fields from Europe and North America, from industry, universities and government laboratories. Information about individual members can be found at http://stjury.ning.com/

[4] ttp://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/0624/1224249416758.html

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