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Cold Fusion #1 Claims NASA Chief (Focardi & Rossi - not cold fusion but close enough)
PESN ^ | June 2, 2011 | Hank Mills

Posted on 06/05/2011 11:56:09 AM PDT by Titus-Maximus

A Chief NASA scientist, Dennis Bushnell has came out in support of Andrea Rossi's E-Cat technology, but denies any type of nuclear fusion is taking place, saying it is probably beta decay per the Widom Larson Theory. Repackaging the terminology to avoid embarrassment will not erase over twenty years of suppression and the reality of cold fusion!

Dennis Bushnell is a Chief scientist at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. He is also an inventor, author, and has been a consultant to countless government and military agencies. A few of these include the DOD, Air Force, DARPA, and the NRC. To read a more complete summary of his background, a good review can be found here. Recently, he was interviewed during an EV World podcast.

During the show, he addressed what he called "Low Energy Nuclear Reactions" as being the most interesting and promising alternative energy technology being developed. In fact, it was first on his list, ahead of salt water agriculture, cyanobacteria, energy conservation, geothermal power, nano-plastic solar panels, solar thermal concentrators, and high altitude wind power.

"The most interesting and promising [technology sector] at this point ... [is] low energy nuclear reactions."

Bushnell went on to say that LENR technology could potentially solve all of our energy and climate problems. He stated the technology could be used for any application, including to power rockets for space travel. It is quite refreshing to hear such positive statements, in support of cold fusion, from a mainstream, credible, and respected scientist!

Actually, I cannot think of any other scientist off the top of my head, that I would have rather made a statement in support of LENR (cold fusion). His extensive scientific background, career history, and status as a Chief

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KEYWORDS: bandwagon; coldfusion; ecat; rossi
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More fuel to the fusion fire. When am I able to heat my home for a "nickel" a month?
1 posted on 06/05/2011 11:56:16 AM PDT by Titus-Maximus
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To: Wonder Warthog; PapaBear3625; GraceG

ping


2 posted on 06/05/2011 12:02:05 PM PDT by B4Ranch (Allowing Islam into America is akin to injecting yourself with AIDS to prove how tolerant you are...)
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To: Titus-Maximus


What "climate problems" is this idiot speaking of?

The record cold recent winters in both hemispheres?  

The record amounts of snow around the world?
3 posted on 06/05/2011 12:03:52 PM PDT by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
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To: Titus-Maximus

In the White House.

It doesn’t even cost Obama a dime.


4 posted on 06/05/2011 12:04:34 PM PDT by Jonty30
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To: Titus-Maximus

So let me see if I understand this. Rossi puts nickel and hydrogen in a chamber, applies heat, pressure, one or two mystery catalysts and some how overcomes the strong force holding the nickel atom’s nucleus together. This results in the proton from the hydrogen atom entering the nucleus, with a final product of copper plus heat. That heat can, in turn, be used to heat water, resulting in steam, turbines spinning, etc.

Up until now the energy needed to overcome the strong force bond has only been found in two kinds of fusion- hydrogen bombs and stars. So what’s he doing that no one else has figured out?


5 posted on 06/05/2011 12:07:40 PM PDT by hc87
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To: Titus-Maximus
I'm watching this with interest. I've seen a lot of people who are very quick to say "This is a scam" but so far no one has asked me for money, and I don't really see other people being asked either.

It's possible that this is actual science being done. They could have a working implementation in Greece in the fall of 2011 -- and they can figure out the theory of what makes it work later. Not unusual at all to work that way.

6 posted on 06/05/2011 12:09:47 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (The USSR spent itself into bankruptcy and collapsed -- and aren't we on the same path now?)
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To: Titus-Maximus

When you have spent three decades supressing a technology this revolutionary, trying to jump on the bandwagon when it breaks free is as likely to be succesful as Anthony Weiner’s twitter denials.

The Universities whose publi credibility is already rocked a tiny bit are about to get, well, not bitchslapped but body slammed.

I suspect this is plan B behind Germany shutting down their existing nuclear power now. Many of their elites are part of the group who desires a lower population, and if the manufactured energy and food crunch causes the populace to rise up then as things get bad there they will roll out Rossi’s technology and try to claim part of the credit.

Just my two nickels worth.


7 posted on 06/05/2011 12:17:47 PM PDT by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: Titus-Maximus
Bushnell went on to say that LENR technology could potentially solve all of our energy and climate problems.

B.S. Sounds like something his whacko boss Hansen would say.

8 posted on 06/05/2011 12:19:41 PM PDT by rfp1234
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To: ClearCase_guy
Ive thought about trying this myself, minus the mystery catalyst. How hard could it be? Put some nickel powder in a metal pipe, pressurize with Hydrogen, heat the pipe to approx 300 degrees and see what happens.
9 posted on 06/05/2011 12:19:41 PM PDT by Husker24
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To: Titus-Maximus
Rossi:
1. Hydrogen + Nickel
2. FUSION MAGIC
3. Copper + Energy!

Bushnell: No.

Yet Bushnell's comments are construed as support for Rossi's work?

It appears Rossi and his supporters can catalyze more than Hydrogen & Nickel.

10 posted on 06/05/2011 12:29:35 PM PDT by Hoplite
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To: Titus-Maximus

BFL


11 posted on 06/05/2011 12:30:15 PM PDT by maine-iac7 (.WATCH THE OTHER HAND)
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To: quantim; Titus-Maximus

“What “climate problems” is this idiot speaking of? “

I was beginning to like him until I got to:

“Bushnell went on to say that LENR technology could potentially solve all of our energy and climate problems.”


12 posted on 06/05/2011 12:40:45 PM PDT by aquila48
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To: Husker24

I agree... Since Andrea Rossi’s just figuring out how it works himself, this catalyst must have been derived by trial and error... or accident. This would suggest to me that it probably works somewhat without the catalyst.

I would guess that this catalyst could be related to cleaning the nickle powder in an acid bath.


13 posted on 06/05/2011 12:43:15 PM PDT by babygene (Figures don't lie, but liars can figure...)
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To: babygene
It does work without the catalyst, Ive read in earlier experiments he used nickel sheets and no catalyst, he still got excess heat, just not as much. I'm wondering if he doesn't just use Rainy Nickel, and calls the remaining Aluminum in it a “catalyst” or maybe there is no catylist at all, and hes just trying to throw off other inventors until he gets his patient.
14 posted on 06/05/2011 12:50:49 PM PDT by Husker24
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To: ClearCase_guy
and they can figure out the theory of what makes it work later.

Scientists can't really explain how magnetism or gravity works, yet we use it to produce energy.

15 posted on 06/05/2011 1:02:07 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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To: Titus-Maximus

LENR may be real. And even making mistakes is useful for eliminating misleading results.

But can it produce any amount of useful energy? And at what cost? There’s lots of energy in lightening too but Ole Ben never was able to use it.


16 posted on 06/05/2011 1:32:37 PM PDT by count-your-change (You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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To: Titus-Maximus

I do know that "fusing" Bacardi and Rossi (cold or otherwise) would claim anybody, NASA Chief or no....

17 posted on 06/05/2011 1:43:13 PM PDT by mikrofon (Volatile mix)
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To: maine-iac7

BFL?

Belgian Football League?


18 posted on 06/05/2011 1:51:14 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: hc87

I am not a nuclear scientists, but I can think. I have come to the conclusion if one can get two dissimilar atoms very close together and keep them there, a type of nuclear action will happen. The original cold fusion experiments were very interesting. You find one element that the atoms of another element will fit into the interstitial spaces and keep it there for a long time (compared to high energy nuclear reactions) a reaction will occur. All the nuclear reactions that we have a theory for are high energy nuclear reactions which take place in a short time. These are low energy reactions which require some time to to happen.

Who knows, maybe we all may have small nuclear reactors in our basements soon.


19 posted on 06/05/2011 2:16:41 PM PDT by Citizen Tom Paine (An old sailor sends)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

BFL

probably means “bump for later” as in read it later.

But it could mean Babes For Lingerie, which I like better than Belgians and soccer.


20 posted on 06/05/2011 2:17:16 PM PDT by bajabaja (Too ugly to be scanned at the airports.)
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