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> None of this has done much to improve the fundamental energy storage densities of the underlying chemistries. The LENR (Low Energy Nuclear Reactions) field i
by powertower 14y ago
> None of this has done much to improve the fundamental energy storage densities of the underlying chemistries.
The LENR (Low Energy Nuclear Reactions) field is really hot right now.
COPs of 6-20x (and sometimes more) are being reported.
Several labs have been burned to the ground who experimented with it and had a run-away reaction that was not expected.
Whether it's Fusion or Transmutation or something else, the results are real and we are seeing heat anomalies that can't be explained, in table-top devices that use Ni nano-powder, some catalysts, a loading current and heat, and nothing particularly radioactive or difficult to procure.
Also findings of direct EMF generation were reported recently, which could potentially bypass the heat-to-electricity step and the wasted energy in the Carnot cycle altogether.
LENR is a fundamental shift in the energy storage density the author is talking about.
http://www.slideshare.net/fullscreen/tylervan/lenr/2 http://www.slideshare.net/fullscreen/tylervan/lenr/2
- rwmj 14y agoLENR is the new baggage-free term for Cold Fusion. Extraordinary claims like yours need extraordinary proof. Please provide some.
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- allerratio 14y agohttp://psiram.com/en/index.php/Cold_Fusion http://psiram.com/en/index.php/Cold_Fusion LENR is a fundamental shift from science to pseudo-science
- powertower 14y agorandom wiki website vs. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries http://indico.cern.ch/getFile.py/access?resId=5&materialId=slides&confId=177379 http://indico.cern.ch/getFile.py/access?resId=5&material... And that's just for a quick bite. See the slideshare for more relavant info.
- acqq 14y agoThe slides are from 2002. Finance data for the last ten year of Mitsubishi: http://tinyurl.com/bxb2kal http://tinyurl.com/bxb2kal Doesn't appear to be promising.
- acqq 14y agoI have searched for LENR and what I get is this wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_fusion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_fusion "By late 1989, most scientists considered cold fusion claims dead,[6][7] and cold fusion subsequently gained a reputation as pathological science.[8]" "A small community of researchers continues to investigate cold fusion,[6][11] now often preferring the designation low-energy nuclear reactions (LENR).[12][13] Some have reported that, "under certain extreme conditions", they observe excess heat effects by interaction of hydrogen or deuterium with palladium, nickel or platinum.[14] Since cold fusion articles are rarely published in refereed scientific journals, the results do not receive as much scrutiny as more mainstream topics.[15]"