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Breakthrough in fusion energy: Is abundant low carbon energy within reach? LYDIA POWELL AKHILESH SATI VINOD KUMAR TOMAR The recent technological advancement in the energy front could translate into abundant low carbon energy supply; however, there are multiple problems associated with it that need to be addressed first. This article is part of the series Comprehensive Energy Monitor: India and the World Recent developments Recent news reports suggest that fusion energy is close to a technological breakthrough. The National Ignition Facility in the US is reportedly on the verge of achieving a longstanding goal in nuclear fusion research which is...

Decay-Instability of Transmutated Chemical Elements Obtained in LENR Experiment A. Klimov Power Engineering Technical University, Moscow, Russia klimov.anatoly@gmail.com It is well-known that there are chemical element transmutation and isotope composition changes in LENR experiments [1-3]. Time evolution of the transmutated chemical elements and their decay-instability have been studied in this work. The new transmutated chemical elements (Fe, Cu, Ca…) were obtained from the initial cathode material Ni (0,9999) in plasma-water reactor by a pulsed repetitive electric discharge (Id ~100 A, ti ~10 µs, Fi ~2 кHz), [1,2]. The chemical compositions of these initial elements and transmutated ones were measured...

First results on coaxial-coiled thin Constantan wires, by electromagnetic excitation of very high-power density and high voltage pulses, at microsecond time regime. Francesco Celani1,2,4, C. Lorenzetti1 , G. Vassallo1,3, E. Purchi1 , S. Fiorilla1 , S. Cupellini1 , M. Nakamura1 , P. Cerreoni1 , R. Burri1 , P. Boccanera1 , A. Spallone1,2,4, E. F. Marano1 . (1) ISCMNS_L1, Intern. Soc. of Condensed Matter Nuclear Science, Via Cavour 26, 03013 Ferentino-IT; (2) EU Project H2020: CleanHME; (3) DIDI, Univ. of Palermo, 90128 Palermo (PA)- IT; (4) Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Via E. Fermi 56, 00044 Frascati (RM)-IT ********* E-mail: franzcelani@libero.it...

Anomalous Enhancement of Three-Body Deuteron Fusion in Titanium-Deuteride with Low-Energy D+ Beam Implantation Akito Takahashi,Katsuhiko Maruta,Kentaro Ochiai,Hiroyuki Miyamaru &Toshiyuki Iida Pages 256-272 | Published online: 09 May 2017 Download citation https://doi.org/10.13182/FST98-A70 Abstract Anomalous enhancement of three-body deuteron fusion reactions was observed by low-energy D+ ion beam implantation experiment with titanium-deuteride (TiDx: x = 1.4) using a δE-E charged-particle spectrometer. The enhancement ratio was ~10^26, compared with the traditional theory estimation for a beam/target interaction of the random nuclear reaction process. Two characteristic charged particles of 4.75-MeV helium (3He) and 4.75-MeV triton from the reaction channel of 3D → t +...

Early Excess Power Using NRL Pd-B Cathodes Melvin H. Miles College of Science and Technology, Dixie State University St. George, Utah 84770 (USA) Email: mhmiles1937@gmail.com The excess power in cold fusion experiments appears unusually early for Pd-B cathodes prepared by NRL (U.S. Naval Research Laboratory). This early excess power may exceed 100 mW and can be measurable within minutes of the start of the D2O + LiOD electrolysis. This effect readily exceeds the maximum possible excess power for deuterium loading into the palladium. This unusual early excess power effect was first noted by Martin Fleischmann in his analysis of the...

Input Stimuli and Output Signals in LENR Experiments David J. Nagel The George Washington University USA E-mail: nagel@gwu.edu Over the decades, a wide variety of stimuli have been put into, and diverse signals have been measured from LENR experiments. The available empirical results raise two kinds of questions: (1) of all the published effects, which might be most valuable to emphasize in future experiments, and (2) what other stimuli or signals might be used to further the understanding and commercialization of LENR? This paper addresses these questions using the organization shown in this figure. Both productive past experiments and attractive...

Electrodeposition of Hydrogen Adatoms on Graphene Quan-feng He, Lianhuan Han, Dongping Zhan* , Zhong-Qun Tian State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces; Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Energy Materials of China; Engineering Research Centre of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education; Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; and Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, School of Aerospace Engineering, Xiamen University; Xiamen 361005, China. E-mail: dpzhan@xmu.edu.cn Conductive carbon materials, such as graphite, glassy carbon, carbon black, carbon nanotube, graphene, etc., are used extensively as electrode materials or catalyst carriers in various electrochemical researches because...

Plasmonic Condensed Matter Nuclear Fusion Katsuaki Tanabe Kyoto University, Japan E-mail: tanabe@cheme.kyoto-u.ac.jp The intensity and density of the triggering energy supplied to activate the nuclear fusion reaction are key factors to produce a smooth and reproducible initiation of the reaction. We previously proposed and numerically analyzed a scheme to provide high-density optical or electromagnetic energy to fusion-fuel materials by lasers and plasmonic field-enhancement effects, to significantly increase the reaction probability [1–6]. Large degrees of field enhancements, or energy focusing, were observed around metal nanoparticles and nanoshells [1], planar metal surfaces [2,3], metal/oxide interfaces [5], sharp metal tips [4], and metal...

ULTR Is it possible to induce transmutation using an off-the-shelf affordable ultrasonic cleaner? Please comment and ask questions here: https://bit.ly/2OnaF8Q And here: https://www.lenr-forum.com/forum/thread/6133-mfmp-project-ultr-is-it-possible-to-induce-transmutation-using-an-off-the-shelf/?pageNo=3 Please consider supporting the work of the MFMP by donating here: http://goo.gl/ZEQIsO 1. Overview Experiments using ultrasound in various fluid compositions and using various witness materials to see if potential transmutations seen in other experiments could be replicated at a very simple and affordable level. 2. Context Ultrasound has been shown to cause synthesis of elements in a range of experiments, such as those conducted by Roger Stringham, LeClaire et. al., Tom Claytor, Cardone and Shuhas Ralkar....

Aureon Energy Patent: “Plasma heating apparatus, system and method” October 26, 2021 A new patent application from Aureon Energy Ltd. (SAFIRE project) has been published on the US Patent Office website. Link: https://patents.google.com/patent/US11112109B1/en?assignee=Aureon+Energy+Ltd.&sort=new Inventor: Montgomery William Childs Abstract: A plasma heating apparatus including a boiler vessel for holding water to be heated, a cathode housed in the vessel, the cathode defining a watertight cathode chamber isolated from the water in the vessel, and, an anode housed in the cathode chamber, the anode including an internal passage for receiving a gas from outside of the vessel when the passage is connected...

European Union’s Project: Clean Energy from Hydrogen-Metal Systems (CleanHME) Konrad Czerski for the CleanHME consortium* Institute of Physics, University of Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland A consortium of 16 scientific institutions and trade companies from Europe, Canada and the US started in 2020 a research project devoted to the study of various powders and metallic bulk materials in a hydrogen atmosphere to find the best solution for a future nuclear fusion energy source at extremely low energies. The project will be supported by the European Union over the next four years. The main research idea is to combine accelerator experiments performed at...

A Lattice Energy Converter Frank E. Gordon* and Harper J. Whitehouse E-mail: feg@inovl.com As previously reported, a Lattice Energy Converter is capable of spontaneous-initiation and self-sustained production of ionizing radiation and the conduction of electricity from a specially prepared palladium electrode that is occluded with hydrogen without the use of naturally radioactive materials. While the LEC is relatively simple to construct and the experimental results have been replicated, the underlying processes are complex. In this paper, we will present experimental results along with analysis based on more than 150 years of research into the metal-hydride system and more than 120...

Progress towards replication; revisited Michael McKubre SRI International, USA (retired to New Zealand). E-mail: mmckubre@gmail.com 53 Churchill Drive, Napier, 4112, New Zealand I addressed this topic first in 2002 in a presentation at ICCF-9 held at Tsinghua Univ. in Beijing. Subsequently in the proceedings of that conference I and three of my closest collaborators (F. Tanzella, P. Tripodi and V. Violante) published [1] “Progress towards replication”. In this we described a collaborative effort formally established between SRI International in Menlo Park, California, and ENEA (Frascati) in Italy. to provide a framework for an International replication effort that focused the complementary...

Huge Variety of Nuclides that Arise in the LENR Processes. Attempt at Explanation A.G. Parkhomov1 , R.V. Karabanov2 , E.O. Belousova3 1 KIT Research and Development Laboratory, Moscow, Russia 2 Scientific Research Center SINTEZTECH, Russia, Sochi 3 Institute of Experimental Mineralogy, Russian Academy of Sciences 1 alexparh@mail.ru LENR studies have shown a wide variety of manifestations of this phenomenon. It manifests itself in metals with hydrogen dissolved in them, in plasma, in gas discharge, in electrolysis, and even in biological systems. In addition to energy release, which far exceeds the capabilities of chemical reactions, LENR is characterized by a huge...

Conventional Fusion in an Unconventional Place #Lawrence P. Forsley1 , Pamela A. Mosier-Boss1 1 Global Energy Corporation, United States E-mail: lawrence.p.forsley@nasa.gov Although hot fusion research began 70+ years ago, great technical difficulties exist in bringing fusion to commercial fruition. Consequently, there is a need for alternative approaches other than thermonuclear D-T fusion[1]. These approaches range from beam and muon-catalyzed fusion (with unlikely energy gain), to proton boron-11 fusion [2] (with high bremsstrahlung energy losses), to the less understood condensed matter nuclear reactions aka Low Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENR). This talk will contrast the hot fusion triple-product[4] with the condensed matter...

US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to hold LENR Workshop: https://arpa-e.energy.gov/events/low-energy-nuclear-reactions-workshop Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions Workshop October 21-22, 2021 The objective of this workshop is to explore compelling R&D opportunities in Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENR) [1], in support of developing metrics for a potential ARPA-E R&D program in LENR. Despite a large body of empirical evidence for LENR that has been reported internationally over the past 30+ years in both published and unpublished materials, as well as multiple books, there still does not exist a widely accepted, on-demand, repeatable LENR experiment nor a sound theoretical basis. This has...

Swartz: Pulsing Sideband at 327.37 MHz May Herald Movements within an Active Loaded PdD Lattice Mitchell R. Swartz, MD, ScD, EE AC1ER JET Energy, Inc. July 14, 2019 © 2019 Active LANR (lattice assisted nuclear reaction) systems, both aqueous and dry nanomaterial, emit very narrow bandwidth radiofrequency (RF) emission lines (circa 327.37 MHz) in the Deuteron-Line (DL) region [1]. The maser line can include sidebands which appear by resonance broadening and energy exchange processes [2]. The superhyperfine sideband line (SHFL) structure (Figure 1) has been analyzed for the aqueous nickel MOAC system in its active mode [3]. In that light,...

Denny Kim, M.D. appointed Senior Vice President, Chief Safety Officer Published: Oct. 4, 2021 at 4:05 PM EDT|Updated: 23 hours ago GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced the appointment of Denny Kim, M.D., MPH to the newly created role of Senior Vice President, Chief Safety Officer and Head of Global Vaccine Safety. Dr. Kim will report to Filip Dubovsky, M.D., MPH, FAAP, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer. Novavax also announced the promotions of Raburn Mallory, M.D. to...

This is a rare combination thread with another Asked & Answered thread on Vortex-L combined with some Vanity Level thoughts on LENR. Asked & Answered on Vortex-L -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recently the sidebar moderator posted this about LENR: Updated No Internal Trolling Rules for FR per Jim Robinson If someone says stop, then stop. Do not enter onto a thread on a topic you don't like just to disrupt, rattle cages, poke sticks, insult the regulars, or engage in trolling activities, etc. ~Jim Robinson ---------------------------------------------------- The issue isn't whether we allow skepticism, it is whether we allow hyperskeptics and skeptopaths to ruin...

Greenyer: Nickel-hydrogen heat generator continuously working for 7 months A.G. Parkhomov 1 , V.A. Zhigalov 1 , S.N. Zabavin 1 , A.G. Sobolev 2 , T.R. Timerbulatov 1 1 OKL KIT, Moscow, alexparh@mail.ru 2 Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow A nickel-hydrogen heat generator was created that continuously worked for 225 days with a heat dissipation power exceeding the consumed electricity from 200 to 1000 W (thermal coefficient 1.6 - 3.6). Completion of the work is connected with the exhaustion of fuel energy resource. Total excess energy generation of about 4100 MJ. The fuel used in...