Some of the associated project concepts could stand alone with a bit more development. Mark Nansteel’s contributions to the power conversion concept of radiant energy directly to electricity stands within this list.
Given that the engineering simulation could be made to work within the current or near future practical material limitations, at the very least the military would be extremely interested in a one-half megawatt electric conversion device the size of a soda can.
Oxygen and Silver Nanoparticle Aerosol Magnetohydrodynamic Power Cycle - Mills RL and Nansteel M
Journal of Aeronautics & Aerospace Engineering - (2019) Volume 8, Issue 2
Ever since the late 70s, I thought there was a lot of potential for MagnetoHydroDynamics. No one else I knew had ever heard of it until the movie Red October came out.