Posted on 12/09/2013 2:23:17 PM PST by Kevmo
MIT IAP Cold Fusion 101 to run again [Translate]
The IAP course on cold fusion co-taught by Drs. Peter Hagelstein and Mitchell Swartz is scheduled to run again in 2014 for a third year in a row.
Cold Fusion 101: Introduction to Excess Power in Fleischmann-Pons Experiments will be held on campus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) January 27-January 31 at 10:30AM-1:30PM in Room 4-145. The class is sponsored by the MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department where Hagelstein is a faculty member.
In 2012, the course was well-attended and featured a JET Energy, Inc demonstration of the NANOR, a nano-material, two-terminal component that generates excess energy gain using a dry, pre-loaded hydrogen fuel. Open to the public for viewing, the NANOR ran for months in Hagelstein’s office. Massachusetts State Senator Bruce Tarr visited the campus to witness the event, and is now a supporter of the pioneer technology.
Cold Fusion Now’s Jeremy Rys attended the course in 2013 and videod the lectures throughout the week. Problems with the audio feed were lessened with a second Enhanced Audio edit by uploadJ. Watch the 2013 background and theory lectures by Peter Hagelstein here, and see the experimental and technology talks by Mitchell Swartz of JET Energy, Inc. here.
The course syllabus includes:
Excess power production in the Fleischmann-Pons experiment; lack of confirmation in early negative experiments; theoretical problems and Huizenga’s three miracles; physical chemistry of PdD; electrochemistry of PdD; loading requirements on excess power production; the nuclear ash problem and He-4 observations; approaches to theory; screening in PdD; PdD as an energetic particle detector; constraints on the alpha energy from experiment; overview of theoretical approaches; coherent energy exchange between mismatched quantum systems; coherent x-rays in the Karabut experiment and interpretation; excess power in the NiH system; Piantelli experiment; and prospects for a new small scale clean nuclear energy technology.
Independent Activities Program (IAP) is designed for MIT students wishing to learn between semesters, but enrollment is open with permission from the instructor and there is no advance registration required. For more information and to contact the instructor, visit the IAP Cold Fusion 101 course page.
Related Links
Synopsis of Cold Fusion 101 2013 [.pdf] by Gayle Verner Infinite Energy Magazine
Peter Hagelstein Introduction to Excess Power … 2013
Mitchell Swartz Introduction to Excess Power … 2013
Slide Set of NANOR®type output presented at MIT IAP Course [.pdf] 2012
Thank you.
Obviously not a course that would count toward a degree.
Degrees are less than they used to be.
It’s an intersession course.
The E-Cat is back, and people are still falling for it!
http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2013/05/21/the-e-cat-is-back-and-people-are-still-falling-for-it/
You would think someone would have built a kilowatt reactor by now ...
Just sent the link to my son. I think he is doing a programming contest for this IAP but this class seems to only be a few hours on a few days ... maybe he can fit it in.
Cold Fusion sounds very Cool.
I wanted to believe in the 70's and still do.
Just because the theories of the time don't like it, doesn't mean that there isn't something there.
There is much stronger evidence than that for aliens (BH0 excluded).
Amazing.
The first IAP was in 1971.
I wanted to believe in the 70’s and still do.
***I didn’t hear a lick about cold fusion until 1989 when Pons & Fleischmann made their announcement.
There is much stronger evidence than that for aliens (BH0 excluded).
***I agree. I’ve logged onto some of those alien threads and debated freepers. There’s no troll brigade decrying how ridiculous those threads make FR look, and those extraterrestrial believers make FR look far loopier than any cold fusion thread.
I would encourage him to do that, the class might change his life.
this thread isn’t about ecat
Cold Fusion Confusion and Questionable Ethics
http://www.ptei.org/docs/ColdFusionPresentation.pdf
From your slides...
III. Consequences and Outcomes
6. What are the costs to society?
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Millions of dollars lost in research trying to replicate the experiment
and results.
***Bowlsheet. The effect was replicated more than 14,000 times.
asked & answered
———————www.mail-archive.com/vortex-l@eskimo.com/msg85732.html——————
It’s always coming tomorrow ... :-) ...
The State of the Cold Fusion Market
http://www.forbes.com/sites/markgibbs/2012/08/04/the-state-of-the-cold-fusion-market/
10 Scientific Frauds that Rocked the World.
http://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/19/10scientific-frauds-that-rocked-the-world/
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