Trial backs criticized ‘fusion in a jar’ effort

Published on July 25th, 2005

EETimes.com – Trial backs criticized ‘fusion in a jar’ effort — Here we go again. Cold fusion rocks!

PETERBOROUGH, N.H. — A widely criticized effort three years ago to create low-cost tabletop nuclear fusion could gain new support following an experiment at Purdue University.

Taking the basic apparatus used in 2002, two Purdue researchers refined the experiment and published new results that once again seem to prove that nuclear fusion was taking place. If it proves to be real, the new approach might lead to a genuine new source of energy.

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# 1 Jim Dermitt said, on July 25th, 2005 at 7:14 pm

“Onto the scene on March 23, 1989 came two world-class electrochemists, Professors Martin Fleischmann and Stanley Pons,
who were boldly claiming on international television that they
had already achieved break-even in some form of nuclear
fusion, but in a humble jar of heavy water—without lethal
attendant radiation! This was an instant prescription for controversy.”
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http://www.infinite-energy.com/images/pdfs/mitcfreport.pdf
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# 2 site admin said, on July 25th, 2005 at 10:35 pm

I wouldn’t get acetone anywhere near the car….one drop on the paint and you’ll be sorry! If you want to dump weird stuff in the car..put in straight toluene. What are you trying to accomplish? Using acetone for this sounds like the gag about using butter to shave with/ It does work, but the unexpected aspect is, well, funny.

That whole website looks nuts. Use acetone and you get “better shifting?” Please!

Little known Dvorak fact, I actually was a petroleum chemist for Union Oil.

# 3 Floyd said, on July 26th, 2005 at 11:51 am

I went to Purdue as a [for Dvorak] Chemical Engineering student. They’re pretty rigorous there about both their science and engineering (and computer science).

Still, I would expect the researchers to detail their setup and results of their experiment enough that others could duplicate the results. That is usually the litmus test that a controveresial experiment really is delivering as promised.

Next step–enough energy out of the experiment to reach breakeven.

Step after that–enough energy out that the reactor is self sustaining.

Then, scaleup to commercial production.

Finally, “Mr. Fusion” from Back to the Future….heh.

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