Posted on 10/14/2020 10:30:06 AM PDT by Red Badger
Do you remember in 1989 when two chemists announced they’d created a setup that created nuclear fusion at room temperature? Everyone was excited, but it eventually turned out to be very suspect. It wasn’t clear how they detected that fusion occurred and only a few of the many people who tried to replicate the experiment claimed success and they later retracted their reports. Since then, mentioning cold fusion is right up there with perpetual motion. Work does continue though, and NASA recently published several papers on lattice confinement fusion which is definitely not called cold fusion, although it sounds like it to us.
The idea of trapping atoms inside a metallic crystal lattice isn’t new, dating back to the 1920s. It sounds as though the NASA method uses erbium packed with deuterium. Photons cause some of the deuterium to fuse. Unlike earlier attempts, this method produces detectable neutron emissions characteristic of fusion.
This isn’t as seductive a proposition as having a beaker of heavy water and little else, though, because you do need a source of electrons to kick off the reaction. Still, this should point the way to future research and maybe even inspire some garage experiments.
Keep in mind there is a big difference between creating net positive energy via fusion and just fusing a few atoms together. We’ve seen a few fusors that can pull that off.
NASA VIDEO AT LINK......................
Paging Kevmo...
Huh uh. Not me. I ain’t falling for it. I blew up my last shop building with just this kind of nonsense. I’m done with it.
Uh oh. This is going to bring out a lot of angry FReepers.
Well, they can argue with NASA, not me...................
Looks just like my 8th grade science fair project.
Except mine had a volcano.
Well, HERE is the problem. You just
I bet they will! Compare NASA to Andrea Rossi and E-Cat, etc. You watch.
And in a lab and workshop in Doral west of Miami, Italian physicist Andrea Rossi continues in secret to refine his energy device. In time, it will be discredited as a fraud or will become the first practical application of cold fusion.
Democrats Outraged!!!
Yep they can’t tax it yet
Personally, I have been working on Lukewarm Fusion.
One of these days, a guy or gal will actually develop ‘Room Temperature Fusion’ and yell ‘EUREKA!’ then falls over dead from Gamma Radiation exposure...............
Or creates your evil twin...................
Diversity at work...
already discussed in this thread a few days ago:
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3892201/posts?page=19
basically, pretty much anyone can fuse a couple of deuterium molecules at near room temperature:
“Industrial might is not required to build a fusor however, and small demonstration fusors that achieve fusion (but not break-even!) can and have been constructed by amateurs, including high-school students for science projects. Each electrode is spot-welded from hoops of stainless-steel wire (often welding rod) at right angles. The fusor’s electrode dimensions are not very critical. The outer electrode can range from beach-ball to baseball size, and the inner from baseball to ping-pong ball size. Usually such projects use the high-voltage transformer from a neon sign, and high voltage rectifier from a hobby shop. Spark plug wires carry the power, with spark plugs to pass it into the vacuum chamber. Deuterium is available in lecturer bottles and is not a controlled nuclear material. Neutrons can be sensed by measuring induced radioactivity in aluminium foil after moderating the neutrons with wax or plastic, or a plastic neutron luminescent material can be used with a photodetector. The major expense is the vacuum pump. Note that the voltages are dangerous (though less dangerous than a TV), and neutron emissions do present some hazard. The X-ray emissions are less than those of a color TV since the voltages are less. “
http://www.rexresearch.com/farnsworth/fusor.htm
Ping me when I can install “Mr. Fusion” in my vehicle.
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