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Additional link:

http://www.physorg.com/news192426996.html

I’d like to point out the opposite use of this device, and one that may be just as valuable.

That is, as created, it turns airflow into mechanical energy. Why not use it to turn mechanical energy into airflow?

A conventional, and popular, device that does this right now is the centrifugal fan, as is used in swamp coolers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrifugal_fan

But there may also be a future for centrifugal fans in a new class of aircraft, called the FanWing, which is alleged to be more efficient than a helicopter, with greater lift, quieter, and mechanically simpler.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanwing

http://www.fanwing.com/

Now here’s the big question: How does the flow rate of a *reversed* bladeless wind turbine compare to that of a bladed centrifugal fan?

If it is as good as, or better than a centrifugal fan, it could very well end up producing powered flight in an aircraft.