Space may be the final frontier, but we can’t go far on rocket fuel. Now, two scientists are working on a device that may one day make the “impulse engine” from Star Trek real.
Watch on Youtube:
For more info on the drive engine:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/269207998_Theory_of_a_Mach_Effect_Thruster_I
Our thanks to Keith Braithwaite, editor of Impulse, who also writes:
Saturday, November 17, is the date of our next downtown meeting; read all about it in this issue of Impulse! We’re hosting our annual sci-fi used book sale, which is a fund-raiser for the club, and a wonderful opportunity to pick up some great reading material for the holidays, perhaps as gifts, for incredibly bargain-basement prices! Check out the details in this issue of Impulse!
Also, next month, on Saturday, the 8th, we’re hosting our yearly Christmas party, this time a festive lunch at the downtown Baton Rouge restaurant near the Bell Centre. Club members, family and friends are welcome! Do join us for a little seasonal celebration! Again, read all about it in this month’s Impulse.
Last month, some of you opted to re-up with MonSFFA, and we’re pleased to welcome you back! Note that our annual membership fee remains only $25 per individual, as it has for many years, now!
You can get in touch with us via our Web site: www.MonSFFA.ca
Reminder: we are premiering our stop motion motion film at the August 27th meeting!
Be sure to bring your dinos to the meeting! Fossils, t-shirts, art work, etc — all are welcome to space on the display table.
The March 2017 edition of Impulse is now available on line. Our thanks to Impulse editor, Keith Braithwaite!
One quick update: There are two suggestions for the May field trip. In Impulse, read about the trip to the Ecomuseum in Ste-Anne de Bellevue.
The CSI Investigation at the Science Museum, Old Port was suggested at the February meeting.
Can You Crack the Case?
You enter a crime scene, and you must lead the investigation. Based on the hit American series, CSI: The Experience is an adventure into the world of criminalistics. Record evidence, compare it to what real investigators have collected, and pursue your investigation at the crime lab with the help of forensic medicine. Solve the crime in this highly interactive investigation by comparing tire tracks, performing blood spatter and DNA analysis, and learning about forensic anthropology and toxicology.
We could start with the 3D movie on humpback whales at 10 AM, (Star Trek, connection!)
Impulse Nov / Dec is now available for download fro our website.
You’ll find details of our upcoming meeting November 20th, the Holiday Feast on Dec 3rd, as well as recaps of recent club activities.
The August edition of Impulse is now on line. Thank you Keith!
Our August meeting is traditionally our “fan-craft” day, and we hope you will come bearing samples of your SF/F related hobbies.
I will be giving a crash course on how to use our website, with a hand-on workshop for those interested in becoming contributors.
Keith will be speaking on copyright legislation, and how the fall out from the Axanar case will impact fanfic & films. This case has shaken a lot of nuts out of the trees, take a look: http://axamonitor.com/doku.php?id=start
Sylvain will give a presentation on the field trip to the Sfarfleet Academy. Apparently, there are some neat little videos which were e-mailed to participants after the trip, and these will be shown.
Food–The theme for the snack table is alien food! It doesn’t have to look appetizing, but it does have to be edible!! 
If you were baffled by the dinosaur quiz, you are not alone! The answers appear in this month’s Impulse now available on line. Thanks, Keith Braithwaite! Please check if your membership is up to date–quite a few are due this month.
MEETING THEME: Bring in a favourite genre-themed board or card game to share with your fellow MonSFFen!
PROGRAMME
CITIES OF DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES: From Metropolis, The Emerald City, Kandor, and Trantor, to Diaspor, Stratos, Coruscant, and King’s Landing, we explore the cities of SF/F depicted in our favourite genre stories of page and screen. How prophetic were past prognosticators in foreseeing urban life in a future that has become our present? And what will the cities of our future look like?
DO WE VIEW THE GOLDEN AGE THROUGH ROSE-TINTED GLASSES?: Open discussion on the topic of the memorable sci-fi books, comics, and screen adventures of our youth. Were they really that good? Is our nostalgic fondness for them justified? Do they still hold up, or now seem quaint and pedestrian?
MID-MEETING BREAK: Fund-raising raffle; brief discussion of club-related business. We have free movie passes reserved for our members, last chance to claim a place.
THE GAME IS AFOOT!: Talk and demonstrations of your favourite SF/F-themed board and card games.
And while the games play on, Keith and François will be filming more of our stop motion project.
Supper will probably be at the 3 Brasseurs on Ste-Catherine, unless the weather is so nice we choose to mosey on down to La Cage at the Bell Centre. Or maybe to the Belle et la Boeuf…. we’ll take a vote!
Note that there will be no Impulse in April.
Please do share our publications!
Impulse for November/December is now online. Click here to download.
I notice a lot of overdue memberships, please try to renew at the upcoming meeting Sunday, our cash flow is tight indeed.