sensitivity analysis started by White in 2011 and completed this year has shown that the energy requirements can be greatly reduced by first optimizing the warp bubble thickness, and further by oscillating the bubble intensity to reduce the stiffness of space time.
via NASA is Developing Real Life STAR TREK Warp Drive! – News – GeekTyrant.
The best part of all this is that the quotes from the scientists involved actually sound like things Geordi LaForge would say.
Are you sure NASA isn’t trolling us?