Posted on 03/08/2014 6:43:45 PM PST by Kevmo
Is the Cold Fusion Revolution Here? Published March 8, 2014 |
There seems to be a lot happening in the world of cold fusion/low energy nuclear reaction (LENR) right now. So we can now rightly say that a cold fusion revolution could be beginning.
Some of the most important developments include:
Peter Hagelstein and Mitchell Swartzs 2014 Cold Fusion Independent Activities Period (IAP) Course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in January. Jerry Rys the Alien Scientist blogger attended the course and created a great video about it which does an excellent job of describing cold fusion what cold fusion is and laying out its early history. In particular Rys does a tremendous job of describing the science in such a way that even a history major like me could understand.
He doesnt seem to be up on recent developments but hopefully that will change. The video is worth watching and showing to cold fusion skeptics. He also makes one important point:
Mitchell Swartz at work
While critics and skeptics like to call cold fusion pathological science in light of recent events it seems that their denial is pathological, Rys says of the skeptics. Rys seems to hit the nail on the head here. Rys has posted all of Swartz and Hagelsteins lectures on his website.
He notes that Swartz started out as a skeptic who was out to debunk LENR. After doing some real research Swartz became a true believer and recently launched NANORTech a company working to commercialize cold fusion. Swartz has essentially been blacklisted by big science theyll probably forgive him when he makes a billion dollars.
The IAP is really a set of lectures and not a course. There is no credit attached, Hagelstein himself noted that working in LENR can destroy your scientific career in Big Science.
Scenes from the 2014 MIT Cold Fusion IAP
Yet another cold fusion patent has been granted by the US Patent Office to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. USA.
EP 1202290 B1 issued on December 4, 2013, issues a patent for a Nuclide Transmutation Device and Nuclide Transmutation Method which would be used as a disposal process for long lived nuclear waste.
The US Patent Office it seems has quietly changed its mind about cold fusion and one of the worlds largest corporations is interested in it. I wonder what the big oil conspiracy theorists will make of this.
NASA is still showing a lot of interest in LENR aircraft. Its Aeronautics Research Institute discussed an LENR aircraft. A slide from the conference shows a giant aircraft called a comfortable global transport with a flight range of 12,500 miles and minimal noise pollution. It also mentions an autonomous package delivery package in other words a drone. That sounds like the US Air Force is interested in LENR.
Over in the United Kingdom Her Majestys military like the Pentagon is also interested in LENR. A PDF document put out by the UKs Ministry of Defense called Global Strategic Trends Out to 2040 actually mentions LENR as something that strategists should worry about. It states:
For example, the development of commercially available cold fusion reactors could result in the rapid economic marginalization of oil-rich states. This loss of status and income in undiversified economies could lead to state-failure and provide opportunities for extremist groups to rise in influence.
Basically British generals and admirals think a new energy source is about to appear and that energy source will cause the collapse of states and governments reliant on oil profits such as Venezuela, Nigeria Saudi Arabia and Russia. It names that energy source as cold fusion.
That means the cold fusion revolution will be neither peaceful nor entirely beneficial. It will bankrupt some people and could increase political instability. The military men it seems believe in cold fusion if the so called scientists do not.
My threads get pulled when they get too "heated". Methinks the ladies of skeptopathism doth protest too much.
They aren't behind it, so much as allowing it. They're bureaucrats who need to safe face, after all.
doing its best to look like a scam.
The Patterson cell was a fascinating example of that. The guy got so close to reliable replication that he saw $trillions in his eyes. He never revealed any of his technology secrets to anyone, and died.
http://www.mail-archive.com/vortex-l%40eskimo.com/msg66511.html
I was just having fun. You do remember humor, don’t you?
I’ve never tried to get a thread pulled. I enjoy these threads, both the real debate and the trash talking.
>>>”It is in the open. “
Cold fusion, a new revolutionary energy source, is in the open?
Where, what is it powering? Where is it in an open reputable lab, university, or production facility?
bleeeech
You post nonsense and expect respect.... or should that be rspect?
I don't post nonsense, I post facts and science. It is the tag team trolls who refuse to discuss the science. They're just jumping on a bandwagon because they can get away with it. I no longer expect respect, I just expect a level playing field. The rules are different for one side than they are for the other. If Cold Fusion can be scaled up, it will completely change the face of the world and humanity, more than gunpowder did.
Its the same question. No one is doing it, only claiming to. Nuclear fusion exists - in the sun and stars.
Cold fusion? Where? Credibly? Nowhere.
Wow. Just Wow. The
ignorance |
14,720 replications |
Are you saying nuclear fusion does not exist? What is your point here?
Your cites consist of a broken link, one author with a pay wall to read, and the vague: “There is an unknown physical event and there is a need of better measurements and control tools.”
And then there is the defensive ad hominen : “The level of pathological resistance this field receives..”
I’m not pathological and using this tactic only further discredits.
In Kevmo’s world he’s the only sane person, and the burden is on you to pay to see the Chinese article, so you can attempt to disprove his conclusions based on the article. He’s given no indication that he’s seen the actual article, but his assertions based on the article are to be taken as gospel truth, and are as good as anything published in the most credible journal.
Cold fusion 3 is a blog run by the renowned authority “Jennifer”.
“This whole thing is either a scam or doing its best to look like a scam.”
Considering Rossi has been to jail for fraud I bet on the first.
“Im astonished that MIT has people who are seriously looking at LENR. I dont have to tell you, Kevmo, how ironic that is.
I believe I stated a year or two ago - on one of these threads - that I would know LENR was for real when MIT got behind it.”
Only ..... MIT does not have people looking into it and ..... MIT is NOT behind it.
Kevmo posts: “My threads get pulled when they get too “heated””
I have never seen one of his LENR threads pulled and I have been on quite a few.
Good One!!!!!!!!!
His LENR “investment” thread got pulled a few days ago because his potty mouth got out of control, but I’d say 99% of his nonsense is still on FR. Usually he links to his profanities, so his threads don’t get pulled.
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