To: chrisser
I havent been following LENR, but this would seem to be a Big Fn Deal, to quote Plugs. Up to this point, LENR has been a disappointment, with Rossi's device showing a lot of initial promise, but dissolving into hype.
When heavy-hitters like Mitsubishi and Toyota start announcing results, it's time to grab a cup of coffee and pay attention. They would not risk losing face unless they had subjected their results to a LOT of checking and were sure it was the Real Deal.
40 posted on
12/13/2012 6:11:26 AM PST by
PapaBear3625
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To: PapaBear3625
When heavy-hitters like Mitsubishi and Toyota start announcing results, it's time to grab a cup of coffee and pay attention. They would not risk losing face unless they had subjected their results to a LOT of checking and were sure it was the Real Deal.
***How about National Instruments?
National Instruments is a multibillion dollar corporation that does not need to stick its neck out for bigfoot stories. After noting more than 150 replications, they recently concluded that with so much evidence of anomalous heat generation...
http://www.22passi.it/downloads/eu_brussels_june_20_2012_concezzi.pdf
Conclusion
There is an unknown physical event and there is a need of better measurements and control tools. NI is playing a role in accelerating innovation and discovery.
The current state of the science of LENR is that the Pons Fleischmann Anomalous Heat Effect has been replicated and it is an established scientific fact. But it is not an established ENGINEERING field because the effect is difficult to generate and there is still some lingering stigma associated with the field.
53 posted on
12/13/2012 11:33:46 AM PST by
Kevmo
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