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Excess Heat and Particle Tracks from Deuterium-loaded Palladium
University of Missouri ^ | May 29, 2009 | Numerous

Posted on 10/18/2011 3:33:30 PM PDT by Errant

Many research groups have reported excess heat from deuterated palladium using many different experimental techniques. Recently, the Navy's SPAWAR laboratory published experimental results that document the production of nuclear particles, thereby suggesting that nuclear reactions are occurring. However, these observed particle tracks are at levels that are much smaller than would be expected if this excess heat resulted from conventional nuclear fusion. These excess heat reports often vastly exceed that which would likely be produced by chemical reactions or by structural phase transitions in the palladium.

On May 29, 2009, the University of Missouri hosted a seminar titled, "Excess Heat and Particle Tracks from Deuterium-loaded Palladium."

UM has made this seminar available online through a series of videos and Powerpoint slides as presented by the speakers which include:

Robert V. Duncan, Ph.D., University of Missouri
Mr. Lawrence Forsley, President, JWK International Corporation
Pamela A. Mosier-Boss, Ph.D., Advanced Systems and Applied Sciences Division of SSC-Pacific
Frank E. Gordon, Ph.D., Head, Research and Applied Sciences Department, US Navy SSC-Pacific
Edmund K. Storms, Ph.D., KivaLabs, LLC, Santa Fe, NM and Greenwich, CT
Michael C.H. McKubre, Ph.D., Energy Research Center, SRI International
Peter L. Hagelstein, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Yeong E. Kim, Ph.D., Purdue University
Mark Prelas, Ph.D., Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute, University of Missouri
David J. Nagel, Ph.D., The George Washington University
Peter H. Handel, Ph.D., University of Missouri – St. Louis

(Excerpt) Read more at research.missouri.edu ...


TOPICS: Education; Science
KEYWORDS: coldfusion; energy; nuclear; stringtheory
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To: Kevmo
Yep, that Mr. Rossi is indeed a genius who leaves everyone else in the dust!

And for a mere 45 million dollars, you too can own a piece of the future!!

21 posted on 10/18/2011 6:34:38 PM PDT by Errant
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To: Kevmo
No one cares if it’s +/-1.5 grams of hydrogen when it would have taken 15Kg to produce that much heat.

Good point, if you're going to fake it, might as well be all of it.

22 posted on 10/18/2011 6:41:06 PM PDT by Errant
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To: Errant; Kevmo

A gram of hydrogen can produce over 140 btu’s. So a gram and a half has the energy to raise a pound of water to steam with energy left over.

But with that 45 million you may get refills.


23 posted on 10/18/2011 7:03:50 PM PDT by count-your-change (You don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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To: Errant

Yep, that Mr. Rossi is indeed a genius who leaves everyone else in the dust!
***True enough so far. He has consumed almost all the LENR discussion for almost a year now. No one else has the replicability confidence that he does.

$45M will look like a bargain in a few months, if he’s real. If he ain’t, his life won’t be worth 45cents. There’s almost nothing in it for him if it’s a fraud.


24 posted on 10/18/2011 7:34:45 PM PDT by Kevmo (Caveat lurkor pro se ipso judicatis: Let the lurker decide for himself)
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To: count-your-change

1 gram down, just a few more thousand grams to go for your explanation to be valid.

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/304196_10150844451570375_818270374_20774905_1010742682_n.jpg


25 posted on 10/18/2011 7:41:25 PM PDT by Kevmo (Caveat lurkor pro se ipso judicatis: Let the lurker decide for himself)
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To: Errant

Good point, if you’re going to fake it, might as well be all of it.

***Rossi wasn’t the one weighing the hydrogen. Your position requires a conspiracy theory involving multiple people. Many of whom have scientific reputations at risk. At some point, your theory drops like a house of cards.


26 posted on 10/18/2011 7:50:24 PM PDT by Kevmo (Caveat lurkor pro se ipso judicatis: Let the lurker decide for himself)
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To: Kevmo
He has consumed almost all the LENR discussion for almost a year now.

Most of the rest keep their work under wraps due to the past negative publicity. That doesn't work well for someone who is trying to goad investors into parting with their cash.

Maybe he is for real. If he isn't, you can be sure it'll only take just a few more months to work the bugs out...

27 posted on 10/18/2011 8:15:53 PM PDT by Errant
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Thanks Errant.

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28 posted on 10/18/2011 8:57:29 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's never a bad time to FReep this link -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv

You’re very welcome. Thanks for your hard work to keep us informed.


29 posted on 10/18/2011 9:01:48 PM PDT by Errant
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To: Errant

My pleasure.


30 posted on 10/18/2011 9:21:29 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's never a bad time to FReep this link -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Kevmo
Be afraid Exxon-Mobil, be very afraid! The 28th. approaches!
31 posted on 10/18/2011 9:23:11 PM PDT by count-your-change (You don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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To: Errant

bflr


32 posted on 10/18/2011 9:27:07 PM PDT by Captain Beyond (The Hammer of the gods! (Just a cool line from a Led Zep song))
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To: SunkenCiv

You use that a bit loose as of late.


33 posted on 10/18/2011 9:50:16 PM PDT by allmost
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To: count-your-change
Let's hear your explanation.

Scaling these things up might be way beyond interesting.

My thoughts on the matter are that the North Koreans are pretty much ahead of everybody in using this previously unstudied phenomenon to come up with a bomb ~ not a really big nuke but one that'd set your teeth on edge if it went off in your neighborhood.

Eventually they'll figure out how to use it to produce useful energy.

34 posted on 10/31/2011 7:51:33 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: count-your-change
I bought several thousand triple beam balance scales for USPS some time back. They were that sensitive.

They were so good dopers preferentially stole them from postal facilities they broke into.

There are electronic scales out on the shelves at drugstores that are far better than this.

Are you sure you've been keeping up with scale technology?

35 posted on 10/31/2011 7:54:39 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: Errant
With a standard double platform triple beam balance MECHANICAL SCALE all you have to do is place the item to be weighed ON TOP OF THE PLATFORM ~ it has a low enough response rate air currents shouldn't bother it, but best to step back and turn off all fans (including fans blowing inside electrical equipment).

Now, about electronic scales, most of them have been modified with attenuation programs that enable the scales to stop weighing after sufficient samples are made (usually in the millions these days due to faster/better chips) ~ so normal air movements shouldn't be a problem HOWEVER, it's wise to tighten one's sphincter muscles ~ methane is heavier than air!

36 posted on 10/31/2011 7:58:29 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: muawiyah

Extremely sensitive scales exist but do you suppose they were used in this demo? Do you suppose the scales used were calibrated and tested for accuracy?

Given how the rest of the demo was conducted I really would doubt that a scale accurate to 1 part per 13000 (or better) was used.


37 posted on 10/31/2011 9:34:09 PM PDT by count-your-change (You don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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To: BallandPowder
In before the seagulls. University of Missouri / Navy research... just a bunch of scammers right moonman?

The biggest scammer is Rossi. Jailed twice for fraud and the advertiser of a degree awarded by an 'institution' that was shut down for awarding fake degrees. Nice of you to bring it up.

38 posted on 10/31/2011 9:40:05 PM PDT by NewinTexsas
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To: count-your-change
They used a scale sensitive to one half gram of 13,600 grams and more? Really? And there was a control?

The only scale mentioned in the test equipment list was a bathroom scale calibrated to 'two people that knew their weight"!

39 posted on 10/31/2011 9:41:37 PM PDT by NewinTexsas
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To: count-your-change
Be afraid Exxon-Mobil, be very afraid! The 28th. approaches!

It's now 10/31 ...

40 posted on 10/31/2011 9:42:53 PM PDT by NewinTexsas
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