EM space drive

Whether real or not, maybe someone could even explain the significance of this.I understand the importance of getting power without having to tote around an exhaustible fuel supply, but I don't really understand just how much power the research in these articles is reporting.What's 720 mN of thrust? How about 30-50 micro-Newtons?Could this have applications on the ground?

So it's enough to move 2 oz. worth of material? Is that what I should be taking from that?

I was really interested in figuring out what kind of acceleration you could get on an average space satellite with the 2 oz. of thrust: a 0 to 60 in so many seconds sort of answer.As for my comment about the ground, I was anticipating an answer that took into account the friction and gravity that must be overcome to move things; I wasn't too concerned about friction-less surfaces, since those don't exist in the everyday world.

I was asking for clarification on a measurement that was unfamiliar to me.I simply wanted to know what was being said in the reports.Don't over analyze my question to justify your hyper-philosophizing.