[Vo]:George Miley presentation on Rossi/Patterson LENR

2011-10-18 Thread pagnucco
, Lou Pagnucco

Re: [Vo]:George Miley presentation on Rossi/Patterson LENR

2011-10-18 Thread pagnucco
Hello Jed, I just spoke to a friend, and we agreed that it is time to buy the ultra-short oil ETF (code DUG) - I am waiting for oil keep ascending in price for the next couple of days, then I am going to add some DUG to my portfolio. It is getting very difficult to believe so many smart people

Re: [Vo]:George Miley presentation on Rossi/Patterson LENR

2011-10-18 Thread pagnucco
Yes. I think you are correct. The slides' text is terse. It does appear that the more current experiments fall short of Patterson's results. But, unless the reaction products have been measured incorrectly, some anomalous nuclear reactions are occurring. On 11-10-18 04:13 PM,

[Vo]:Could undetected nuclear isomers explain any LENR?

2011-11-04 Thread pagnucco
of a Nuclear Isomer in 65Fe... http://prl.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v100/i13/e132501) Extremely low contamination would suffice. I'm not sure, but I believe that detection would be difficult. Unlikely, but I would welcome opinions. Thanks, Lou Pagnucco

Re: [Vo]:Could undetected nuclear isomers explain any LENR?

2011-11-05 Thread pagnucco
Probably, Robin, but the relatively recent discovery of the 65Fe isomer (which likely has been lurking in the universe for a long time) makes me wonder if other long-lived isomers have escaped attention, and written off as statistical errors in mass measurements. Coaxing 1 gram of 65Fe to ground

Re: [Vo]:Could undetected nuclear isomers explain any LENR?

2011-11-05 Thread pagnucco
I am not sure which, if any, nickel isotopes admit isomeric states. Perhaps, electrodes, container walls, or contaminants in nickel (or palladium) could be the source of some yet unidentified isomers. I am quite perplexed that isomeric-65Fe went undetected for so long. Perhaps others have also

Re: [Vo]:Could undetected nuclear isomers explain any LENR?

2011-11-06 Thread pagnucco
that (perhaps, radial or spherical) symmetry. Regards, Lou Pagnucco On 11/06/2011 02:49 AM, pagnu...@htdconnect.com wrote: I am not sure which, if any, nickel isotopes admit isomeric states. Perhaps, electrodes, container walls, or contaminants in nickel (or palladium) could be the source

[Vo]:Two recent Lattice Energy (Widom-Larsen) LENR presentations

2011-11-09 Thread pagnucco
A couple of recent Widom-Larsen LENR presentations are at: Lattice Energy LLC- Mystery of the Missing Nickel and Vanadium-Nov 6 2011 http://www.slideshare.net/lewisglarsen/lattice-energy-lcc-mystery-of-the-missing-nickel-and-vanadiumnov-6-2011 Lattice Energy LLC Company Vision-September 11 2011

Re: [Vo]:Two recent Lattice Energy (Widom-Larsen) LENR presentations

2011-11-09 Thread pagnucco
I omitted this recent Widom-Larsen LENR presentation: Lattice Energy LLC-'Facts' about W-L Theory and LENRS-Oct 20 2011 http://www.slideshare.net/lewisglarsen/lattice-energy-llc-facts-about-wl-theory-and-len-rsoct-20-2011

[Vo]:How expensive is testing Widom-Larsen theory?

2011-11-16 Thread pagnucco
I am not an experimentalist, but is testing W-L theory expensive? If we forget about measuring heat, several of Larsen's presentations may provide enough details for experiments that could yield transmutations. See, for example - Lattice Energy LLC- Mystery of the Missing Nickel and

[Vo]:More information on Brian Ahern's LENR

2011-11-18 Thread pagnucco
reaction) rates, but does not appear to account for the thermalization of high-energy gammas or neutrons. I welcome others' impressions. Thanks, Lou Pagnucco

RE: [Vo]:More information on Brian Ahern's LENR

2011-11-19 Thread pagnucco
to account for the thermalization of high-energy gammas or neutrons. I welcome others' impressions. Thanks, Lou Pagnucco

[Vo]:New LENR Patent Appl: Method for Producing Heavy Electrons

2011-11-20 Thread pagnucco
.; (Poquoson, VA) Assignee: USA as represented by the Administrator of NASA I found it on Lewis Larsen's (Lattice Energy LLC) website at: http://dev2.slideshare.com/lewisglarsen Any opinions on whether this is relevant to any commercial LENR efforts? Thanks, Lou Pagnucco

Re: [Vo]:New LENR Patent Appl: Method for Producing Heavy Electrons

2011-11-21 Thread pagnucco
Joshua, If this is a real phenomenon, might it not involve complex many-body effects that first-order approximations can't capture? Also, since this is a NASA patent, doesn't it have to go through a fairly rigorous review process? and have some empirical data backing it? On Sun, Nov 20, 2011

Re: [Vo]:New LENR Patent Appl: Method for Producing Heavy Electrons

2011-11-21 Thread pagnucco
On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 10:18 AM, pagnu...@htdconnect.com wrote: Joshua, If this is a real phenomenon, might it not involve complex many-body effects that first-order approximations can't capture? [...] If there are some empirical data obtained by NASA on lenr or the WL theory, I would

[Vo]:Overview of (Ahern) Vibronic Energy Technologies Approach

2011-11-22 Thread pagnucco
I don't think this has been posted to Vortex before. I believe it describes Brian Ahern's approach to LENR. Does this imply he believe Rossi's results? Any comments? Thanks, Lou Pagnucco From: http://www.scribd.com/doc/55221791/Clean-Enenergy-From-Nano-Materials /**START** New Clean Energy

Re: [Vo]:Overview of (Ahern) Vibronic Energy Technologies Approach

2011-11-23 Thread pagnucco
http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=512913 I don't think this has been posted to Vortex before. I believe it describes Brian Ahern's approach to LENR. Does this imply he believe Rossi's results? Any comments? Thanks, Lou Pagnucco [...]

RE: [Vo]:Overview of (Ahern) Vibronic Energy Technologies Approach

2011-11-24 Thread pagnucco
Thanks Axil, Fran, Jones, - for lots of intriguing information. You have put lot of effort into this. On the quantum entanglement/nonlocality issue - possibly relevant is: Undetectable quantum transfer through a continuum http://arxiv.org/abs/1106.2901 - but interesting even if not. The Ni-64

RE: [Vo]:Overview of (Ahern) Vibronic Energy Technologies Approach

2011-11-26 Thread pagnucco
I am not sure if it's relevant or what it's worth, but in the following paper - Anomalous Nuclear Phenomena Assocoated with Ultrafast Processes www.iscmns.org/asti06/jianglaoshi2.pdf - the authors speculate on whether the concept of torsion field contributes to the LENR phenomena they observed

[Vo]:Lattice Energy LLC comments on Rossi

2011-11-26 Thread pagnucco
More controversy between LENR competitors --- Lewis Larsen-Lattice Energy LLC-Comments re Mr. Andrea Rossi E-Cat Technology-Nov 26 2011 http://www.slideshare.net/lewisglarsen/lewis-larsenlattice-energy-llccomments-re-mr-andrea-rossi-ecat-technologynov-26-2011

Re: [Vo]:Lattice Energy LLC comments on Rossi

2011-11-26 Thread pagnucco
The CONCLUSIONS slide (#34) states - Weak Interaction LENR effects show the best prospects with the nuclear burning of Ni proved possible with significant heating outputs. It seems to me there is agreement on results, but not on theory, which is encouraging. Am I overlooking something? Lou Pagnucco More

[Vo]:Brian Ahern's 2011 USPTO patent application

2011-11-27 Thread pagnucco
Nanoparticles. Vibronic Energy Technologies' upcoming presentation on Dec-7 may include results using various approaches outlined in the patent application. Comments? Lou Pagnucco A portion of the patent application follow: Title: AMPLIFICATION OF ENERGETIC REACTIONS Document Type and Number: WIPO Patent

Re: [Vo]:NASA: Interesting LENR materials

2011-11-28 Thread pagnucco
Thanks, Robert And, here is some forgotten LENR evidence from 1951 -- Lattice Energy LLC-LENRs ca 1950s-Sternglass Expts-Einstein Bethe-Nov 25 2011 http://www.slideshare.net/lewisglarsen/lattice-energy-llclenrs-ca-1950ssternglass-exptseinstein-bethenov-25-2011 Maybe established theory has

Re: [Vo]:Lattice Energy LLC comments on Rossi

2011-11-29 Thread pagnucco
The Widom-Larsen transmutation experiments, e.g., electon beam impinging on copper target (slides 21-23 in Widom's presentation [*]) certainly are verifiable/falsifiable. It would be suprising if NASA's Bushnell has not verified them. Many other credible researchers confirm them. Is it

Re: [Vo]:Celani: gamma spike during ignition of Rossi reactor

2011-12-07 Thread pagnucco
-ph/0104035 Quantum Zeno and anti-Zeno effects in an Unstable System with Two Bound State http://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0502075 Reifenschweiler's results are a real puzzle. Lou Pagnucco In an experimental series performed by Piantelli, he observed the production of either heat or gamma radiation

[Vo]:New Larsen paper on Large Hadron Collider UFO Dust

2011-12-07 Thread pagnucco
Lewis Larsen (Widom-Larsen) just posted a paper entitled: Are LENRs causing some of the 'UFO' dust observed in the Large Hadron Collider? Maybe somebody should look. http://dev2.slideshare.com/lewisglarsen/lattice-energy-llccould-lenrs-be-producing-ufos-in-large-hadron-colliderdec-7-2011 An

[Vo]:Nano-waveguides and Widom-Larsen Theory

2011-12-08 Thread pagnucco
enhancement at metallic interfaces due to quantum confinement http://arxiv.org/abs/1012.0714 Pardon if this has already been discussed on Vortex. Comments appreciated, Lou Pagnucco

[Vo]:Which (if any) types of fusion can heavy electrons catalyze?

2011-12-11 Thread pagnucco
?or others? Comments appreciated, Lou Pagnucco

[Vo]:New Posting from Lattice Energy - LENR compared to CF

2011-12-13 Thread pagnucco
Lattice Energy LLC-LENRs and Cold Fusion are Different Concepts - Dec 13 2011 http://dev2.slideshare.com/lewisglarsen/lattice-energy-llclenrs-and-cold-fusion-are-different-conceptsdec-13-2011

Re: [Vo]:New Posting from Lattice Energy - LENR compared to CF

2011-12-13 Thread pagnucco
Joshua, I believe, Zawodny does explain the creation of ULM neutrons through the plasmonic creation of heavy electrons. See (slide 16) of http://newenergytimes.com/v2/news/2011/36/2010-Zawodny-AviationUnleashed.pdf I am unsure as to whether Zawodny is correct, but page 9 of INTENSE FOCUSING OF

Re: [Vo]:entanglement broadcasting

2011-12-15 Thread pagnucco
A pretty counter-intuitive phenomenon. So were super-conductivity and lasing. I believe both emission and absorption of radiation can be strongly enhanced in a volume of entangled (coherent) particles - even when it's spatial extent is greater than the radiation wave-length. See:

Re: [Vo]:Rossi comments on National Instruments

2011-12-24 Thread pagnucco
National Instruments has an automated software package -- LabVIEW System Identification Toolkit http://www.ni.com/pdf/labview/us/sys_id_toolkit.pdf -- which (I assume) can converge to an optimal control strategy for an unknown multi-input/multi-state system which may be non-linear, noisy and

Re: [Vo]:Rossi comments on National Instruments

2011-12-24 Thread pagnucco
If Sterling properly interpreted Rossi - i.e. - According to Rossi, NI will be creating the controls to monitor and regulate this process. He said that their stipulation for the agreement is that all the instrumentation for the E-Cat plants have by National Instruments and logo on the

Re: [Vo]:Energy teleportation in an entangled system.

2011-12-26 Thread pagnucco
Good information. Thanks for posting. Possibly relevant to LENR, but too complicated to be sure. Masahiro Hotta has other papers on this at -- http://arxiv.org/find/grp_physics/1/AND+au:+Hotta_Masahiro+abs:+energy/0/1/0/all/0/1 His more recent paper -- Quantum Energy Teleportation: An

Re: [Vo]:Spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC)

2011-12-26 Thread pagnucco
I think that the frequency of the outgoing down-converted photons will remain the same whether the incoming high frequency photon is absorbed by one atom or collectively by N-atoms. A coherent multi-atom absorption will create a Schroedinger-Cat-like state of one excited atom and (N-1) ground

Re: [Vo]:US DOE alters it's stance on LENR and Rossi?

2011-12-26 Thread pagnucco
reactions to take any side in the controversy. Thanks, Lou Pagnucco

Re: [Vo]:Spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC)

2011-12-27 Thread pagnucco
Horace, Thanks for the comment. What is needed are some toy models with some simple simulations. I will check out your theory. Do you believe any new physics is required - or does standard QM suffice? I am getting pretty boggled by the complexity of it all. LP There is no need for

[Vo]:A Curious 2003 Cold Fusion Patent Application

2011-12-28 Thread pagnucco
. --- The patent application seems to cover quite a wide range of implementations. Unless this is a different Steven Jones, did he become a believer 14-years after the 1989 CF-brouhaha? Any insights? Lou Pagnucco

Re: [Vo]:A Curious 2003 Cold Fusion Patent Application

2011-12-28 Thread pagnucco
. --- The patent application seems to cover quite a wide range of implementations. Unless this is a different Steven Jones, did he become a believer 14-years after the 1989 CF-brouhaha? Any insights? Lou Pagnucco Best regards, Horace Heffner http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/

Re: [Vo]:A Curious 2003 Cold Fusion Patent Application

2011-12-29 Thread pagnucco
? Any insights? Lou Pagnucco Best regards, Horace Heffner http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/ Best regards, Horace Heffner http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/

[Vo]:Lewis Larsen (Lattice Energy) discusses irony of LENR politics

2011-12-30 Thread pagnucco
Lewis Larsen considers some of the criticisms of LENR theory by CF dogmatists ironic. http://www.slideshare.net/lewisglarsen/cold-fusioneers-new-ploy-ad-hoc-redefinition-of-technical-term-fusiondec-30-2011 Too bad it's human nature to form opposing-warring factions. Perhaps some relic of

Re: [Vo]:Lewis Larsen (Lattice Energy) discusses irony of LENR politics

2011-12-30 Thread pagnucco
Daniel, you may be correct. I do not know. However, both Akito Takahashi and Hideo Kozima may regard W-L viable. See -- Second “Cold Fusion” Theorist Cites Widom-Larsen Theory http://blog.newenergytimes.com/2011/12/23/second-cold-fusion-theorist-cites-widom-larsen-theory/ Takahashi appears to

Re: [Vo]:Lewis Larsen (Lattice Energy) discusses irony of LENR politics

2011-12-30 Thread pagnucco
Again, I am not sure. Looking at the slide on p.105 at JCF12 Abstracts at-- http://newenergytimes.com/v2/conferences/2011/JCF12/JCF12ExtendedAbstracts.pdf -- I see the reaction 59Ni + e- 59Co + v + Q I cannot read Japanese, but this looks like a heavy electron capture, but that is just a

Re: [Vo]:Randy Hekman for Senate blog

2011-12-30 Thread pagnucco
Larsen has a website with slide presentations at: http://www.slideshare.net/lewisglarsen He provides a lot of hypotheses which could be tested for what seems modest expense. Most would involve looking for transmutations - which would be a lot less contentious than calorimetry results. Many have

Re: [Vo]:Forbes: The Year of Cold Fusion

2012-01-01 Thread pagnucco
I agree, Jed. Forbes has deep enough pockets to send Mark Gibbs, along with a technically sophisticated companion, to a lab claiming CF or LENR anomalous energy or transmutation evidence. He should publicly issue a challenge to CF/LENR researchers to allow him to witness and monitor their

Re: [Vo]:Forbes: The Year of Cold Fusion

2012-01-01 Thread pagnucco
Yes, but watching paint dry is ultra-exciting if the payoff is trillion$. Gibbs appears to be happy writing Forbes filler-pieces. He should get more creative. Anyone who has CF/LENR tech that they are confident in would certainly be happy to have it showcased in Forbes. It would be Win-Win-Win.

[Vo]:New 'Cold Fusion Now' Video - E. Storms on ..Metals that Work

2012-01-01 Thread pagnucco
Courtesy of coldfusionnow.wordpress.com Edmund Storms on The Nuclear Active Environment and Metals That Work coldfusionnow.wordpress.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SorcxYf8VYg He discusses Rossi, F-P, Piantelli, Ni-H, Pd-H Title: WordPress.com

Re: [Vo]:Forbes: The Year of Cold Fusion

2012-01-01 Thread pagnucco
So why doesn't he throw down the gauntlet? How hard is that?? Mary Yugo wrote: On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 11:56 AM, pagnu...@htdconnect.com wrote: Anyone who has CF/LENR tech that they are confident in would certainly be happy to have it showcased in Forbes. You'd think so. So why has it

[Vo]:Toy model of Widom-Larsen theory for classical charged particles

2012-01-06 Thread pagnucco
the threshhold as well. Are these assumptions reasonable? Is this check on W-L theory correct? Comments appreciated, Lou Pagnucco [1] EMP AND HPM SUPPRESSION TECHNIQUES - http://dodreports.com/ada360541

Re: [Vo]:Stress-induced negative coefficient of temperature?

2012-01-09 Thread pagnucco
In nanowires, conductance itself can change in a complex nonmonotonic, nonlinear way as a function of current density. For example, see -- Quantum Suppression of the Rayleigh Instability in Nanowires http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0006237 James Bowery wrote: Something that occurs to me about

[Vo]:Enormous current densities in nanowires

2012-01-09 Thread pagnucco
on Widom-Larsen theory. It looks quite reasonable to me, but I could be mistaken. I would appreciate corrections or criticisms. Thanks, Lou Pagnucco [1] Stability of Metal Nanowires at Ultrahigh Current Densities http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0411058

Re: [Vo]:Enormous current densities in nanowires

2012-01-09 Thread pagnucco
Horace, thanks for the reply. You wrote: You should keep in mind that in nanowires, even (laser induced) thermal pulses move at 2x10^6 m/s, the conduction band electron speed. Yes. There are electron-lattice mechanical couplings (e.g,, pinches, phonons, ...) that complicate a simple,

Re: [Vo]:Enormous current densities in nanowires

2012-01-09 Thread pagnucco
Horace, You parse comments way too precisely. I should have said that your observations raise questions. For instance, a key one is - The WL math and QM is possibly controversial (e.g. via Hagelstein and Chaudhary), but the logic and common sense in problem definition and conclusions are

[Vo]:Larsen (Lattice Energy) proposes a new neutrino antenna

2012-01-10 Thread pagnucco
New possibilities for developing minimal mass, extremely sensitive, collective many-body, quantum mechanical neutrino 'antennas' http://www.slideshare.net/lewisglarsen/lattice-energy-llc-collective-manybody-qm-neutrino-antennasjan-10-2012 A pretty venturesome proposal. It seems testable. The

[Vo]:An overlooked 2011 patent for micron-scale crystal-based fusion

2012-01-13 Thread pagnucco
? Does it overlap any current LENR approaches? Thanks, Lou Pagnucco * THE PATENT + EXCERPTS * HIGH ENERGY CRYSTAL GENERATORS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS Patent 7741615 Issued on June 22, 2010. http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/7741615/fulltext.html Abstract Ferroelectric, pyroelectric

Re: [Vo]:An overlooked 2011 patent for micron-scale crystal-based fusion

2012-01-14 Thread pagnucco
My questions were motivated by definition #4 in the patent which refers to deuterating the crystal, but it is clear (I think) from the context that this is still just as part of proposed small, conventional (hot) impact fusion - not really cold fusion, at all. Fusion is not claimed to take place

Re: [Vo]:multielectron catalysis theory A possible theory for rossi reactor

2012-01-17 Thread pagnucco
The website has been down for some time now. It keeps returning the message: Bandwidth Exceeded ... try again later. It sounds like a pretty sophisticated theory that only a few can properly assess. Does it make any testable predictions? Or does it provide any insights into the CF/LENR results

Re: [Vo]:multielectron catalysis theory A possible theory for rossi reactor

2012-01-17 Thread pagnucco
Thanks, Brad That link works. However, the theory rests on QCD (quantum chromodynamics) which I do not understand. For those trained in QCD, it might be worth google-translating the more detailed Russian web page: http://viktor19451.narod.ru/ Aside from the diagrams, the translation looks

RE: [Vo]:multielectron catalysis theory A possible theory for rossi reactor

2012-01-17 Thread pagnucco
have not really seen related material before. Hopefully, some more elementary introductory papers are available. If I find any, I will post pointers to them. Do you know of any? Regards, Lou Pagnucco Thanks for posting this - and it is intriguing in one way but flawed in another - certainly

RE: [Vo]:From NET: Bockris is still in the game!!

2012-01-17 Thread pagnucco
Pagnucco At 11:53 PM 1/16/2012, you wrote: I asked a close friend (PhD physicist) and he said the same thing as Krivit; that fusion [...] Now, W-L theory predicts *lots* of transmutations. These are not observed to be correlated with the heat. Transmutations are indeed observed, but at levels way

Re: [Vo]:Nickel honeycomb ?

2012-01-25 Thread pagnucco
Marten, You might want to google or bing nickel nanowire grow or nickel whisker grow. Some of these techiques are hazardous, so better use extreme caution. My guess is that (poly-)crystalline nanostructures are most promising. Hello guys I have a q, i have been reading all the posts about

Re: [Vo]:Resonances: Coupling between electronic states and vibrational modes (phonons)...

2012-01-25 Thread pagnucco
Along those lines, you might want to read - PROGRESS ON DUAL LASER EXPERIMENTS http://www.lenr-canr.org/acrobat/Hagelsteinprogresson.pdf EXCERPT: We have continued our experiments using duel laser stimulation of electrochemically loaded PdDx. In earlier work, we used two properly oriented and

RE: [Vo]:Resonances: Coupling between electronic states and vibrational modes (phonons)...

2012-01-26 Thread pagnucco
to (somehow) close the loop in this huge state-space to stay in the tiny and elusive stable optimal operating spaces. Thanks, Lou Pagnucco Lou, This kind of photon stimulation was of great interest a few years ago and is known as the Letts/Cravens effect. They had a tortuous path to get

Re: [Vo]:High pressure plasmas, and Ni-H

2012-01-28 Thread pagnucco
Jones, You wrote: The video in question demonstrates that even a bulb not designed to operate as a plasma emitter, can create an local plasma, and produce copious light with a few watts of input (like the CFL which can operate at a subwatt level). Did the experiment measure radiant+thermal

Re: [Vo]:Ball Lightning 2012: call for papers

2012-01-30 Thread pagnucco
On a 2008 CNN Larry King Show, former air force officials showed videos of UFOs which I think may be ball lightning. The videos are available starting at -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTBqwTuSuMM Has anyone seen these? If so, any opinion on whether ball lightning is a good explanation?

Re: [Vo]:magnetic monopoles and nuclear transmutations

2012-01-30 Thread pagnucco
. Is it possible the lightning ball was due to some unusual localized lasing effect leading to the theorized isotopic changes? - Lou Pagnucco Mark Iverson-ZeroPoint wrote: Equation for Light Leptonic Magnetic Monopole and its Experimental Aspects Georges Lochak http://arxiv.org/abs

Re: [Vo]:“The cooper pair dance”.

2012-02-01 Thread pagnucco
of high-temp Cooper-pairing, plasmons, and anomalous fusion. Some other papers by the author also address this issue: http://arxiv.org/find/physics/1/au:+Dvornikov_M/0/1/0/all/0/1 Any opinions on this series of papers? - Lou Pagnucco Axil Axil wrote: When protons enter a micro cavity

Re: [Vo]:Magnet Motor Video..Hmmmmm????? 267,500 hits- goes Viral.

2012-02-03 Thread pagnucco
Perhaps, someone could devise a long-running magnetic energy extractor building on the simple approach in: A Magnetic Linear Accelerator http://www.physics.princeton.edu/~mcdonald/examples/lin_accel.pdf If so, I bet it would be popular in toy stores. William Beaty wrote: On Fri, 3 Feb 2012,

Re: [Vo]:Acoustic Fusion Article on the International Business Times

2012-02-07 Thread pagnucco
Since Energetics Technologies (featured on 2009 60 Minutes tv-show) uses ultrasound - Ultrasonically-excited electrolysis Experiments at Energetics Technologies http://lenr-canr.org/acrobat/DardikIultrasonic.pdf - is it possible that their wideband ultrasound is really inducing cavitation fusion

Re: [Vo]:Do you think Rossi will still be too busy?

2012-02-14 Thread pagnucco
I have a hard time seeing why Rossi would pay any attention to this: (1) If his e-cat is real, $1M is a miniscule distraction. (2) If it's a mistake or fraud, replying would foolish. On 2012-02-14 17:14, Chemical Engineer wrote: _Smith Offers $1 Million Prize for Successful E-Cat Demo_

Re: [Vo]:Do you think Rossi will still be too busy?

2012-02-14 Thread pagnucco
Better still, if Smith is convinced the e-cat is not real, why not pledge the $1M to a worthy cause if it's not verified by end of 2012? - or offer bets through an on-line site like intrade.com? Otherwise, it's hard to be sure he's not a flamboyant publicity seeker. An X-Prize would be an

Re: [Vo]:Do you think Rossi will still be too busy?

2012-02-14 Thread pagnucco
Rossi is certainly an enigmatic character, but it is highly improbable that he would slow his race with Defkalion if they both have real LENR technology for such a small amount, nor would Rossi accept it if e-cat is a fraud. Either way, Smith can be pretty sure his offer will receive no response.

Re: [Vo]:Russ George's May 6, 1999 Cold Fusion Times article?

2012-02-15 Thread pagnucco
Hopefully, this helps - http://newenergytimes.com/v2/news/2007/1999-RussGeorge-APS-Presentation.pdf I'm attempting to obtain a copy of Production of Helium-Four from Deuterium Using Nano-Particle Palladium by Russ George, published in the May 6, 1999 issue of Cold Fusion Times on page 1.

[Vo]:A brief, semi-classical take on Widom-Larsen theory

2012-02-15 Thread pagnucco
Microstructures http://www.cmth.ph.ic.ac.uk/photonics/Newphotonics/pdf/lfplslet.pdf Comments/corrections very welcome, Lou Pagnucco

Re: [Vo]:A brief, semi-classical take on Widom-Larsen theory

2012-02-20 Thread pagnucco
, nonlocality, Bose condenscation, ... really needed? I'm uncertain. Good data is hard to find. Thanks for the reply, Lou Pagnucco On Sun, 19 Feb 2012, Alain Sepeda wrote: if you red WL theory, they say that the neutrons are generated from coherents pairs of p+e, and the result is a group of possible

Re: [Vo]:A brief, semi-classical take on Widom-Larsen theory

2012-02-20 Thread pagnucco
I believe that W=L theory proposes that LENR is initiated by strong focusing of E-M fields on metal hydride surfaces. I may be misunderstanding, but wouldn't activation energy loss be too small to detect in the energy released? I don't understand Jones Beenes' point. If correct - how do neutrons

RE: [Vo]:A brief, semi-classical take on Widom-Larsen theory

2012-02-20 Thread pagnucco
Too many points to address. Perhaps, the Celani-Srivastava presentation at the March 22 CERN LENR Colloquium will discuss them, since Srivastava is a proponent. Jones Beene wrote: Well - all of us on vortex would love to be able to focus on a consistent theory that works. W-L theory seems

RE: [Vo]:A brief, semi-classical take on Widom-Larsen theory

2012-02-20 Thread pagnucco
an good analogy would be an arrow. Only the tip's electrostatic coupling to the rest of the arrow gives it piercing power. BTW, I am not sure of any of the above. Just speculating. I welcome corrections. Thanks for the reply, Lou Pagnucco Jones Beene wrote on Mon, 20 Feb 2012: -Original

RE: [Vo]:A brief, semi-classical take on Widom-Larsen theory

2012-02-21 Thread pagnucco
Jones, There too many theories to be partisan. They all may be wrong. First - E-C cannot occur in hydrogen. Probably true, but plasma is not hydrogen. Plasma e-p wave functions are not stationary. Second - I agree - relativistic collisions can be ruled out. That's why I conjectured direct

[Vo]:If LENR is successful - you may not be invited to the party

2012-02-22 Thread pagnucco
Tech Bubble 2.0: It's a Private Thing http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/ipo-facebook-ipo-social-media-social/2/22/2012/id/39516 Along with private, secretive dark pool markets, investment markets appear to be becoming exclusive clubs. Hope this doesn't happen to LENR, if it

[Vo]:New Presentation on Widom-Larsen Theory

2012-03-01 Thread pagnucco
Lewis Larsen has just posted a presentation on W-L theory covering both history and theory. It is timely, since one of W-L's proponents (Y.N. Srivastava) will be co-presenting at CERN with Celani on March 22. A closer look at LENRs in condensed matter systems

RE: EXTERNAL: Re: [Vo]: DGT Triggered Reaction? Any Evidence?

2012-03-01 Thread pagnucco
George Miley and Xiaoling Yang have just published the abstract - A Game-Changing Power Source Based on Low Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENRs) http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/nets2012/pdf/3051.pdf - which will be presented in the ADVANCED CONCEPTS: LENR, ANTI-MATTER, AND NEW PHYSICS Session

Re: EXTERNAL: Re: [Vo]: DGT Triggered Reaction? Any Evidence?

2012-03-01 Thread pagnucco
Axil, Miley, et al, are working on Ni-H cells also. I am getting the impression that the old timer LENR researchers are hung up on deuterium and Helium 4 ash as the only true path toward LENR success. Not true. Ni-H is the golden path ahead. You will find gold where others are finding it,

[Vo]:Miley obtains 350W from Pd nanoparticle cell at room temp

2012-03-02 Thread pagnucco
A Game-Changing Power Source Based on Low Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENRs) http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/nets2012/pdf/3051.pdf To be presented March 22, at The Woodslands, TX at NETS (Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space meeting) http://anstd.ans.org/NETS2012/NETS2012Home.html

Re: [Vo]:Miley obtains 350W from Pd nanoparticle cell at room temp

2012-03-02 Thread pagnucco
Corrections: Title line should read 350W/Kg - date is March 23 - session URL is http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/nets2012/pdf/sess462.pdf Does anyone know whether Dick Smith's offer extends to Miley's lab, and whether Miley would accept? Lou Pagnucco A Game-Changing Power Source Based on Low

Re: [Vo]:Miley obtains 350W from Pd nanoparticle cell at room temp

2012-03-02 Thread pagnucco
: Corrections: Title line should read 350W/Kg - date is March 23 - session URL is http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/nets2012/pdf/sess462.pdf Does anyone know whether Dick Smith's offer extends to Miley's lab, and whether Miley would accept? Lou Pagnucco A Game-Changing Power Source Based

Re: [Vo]:nanoparticles in LENR

2012-03-27 Thread pagnucco
In nano-particles/wires/structures, ambient electric and magnetic fields can be superfocused and amplified by a factor of ~50K. This seems quite counter-intuitive and pretty spectacular. I appreciate the interesting responses to my questions Xavier. From the information you supplied I draw

[Vo]:Brillouin Energy interviewed on Coldfusionnow.org

2012-03-28 Thread pagnucco
http://coldfusionnow.org/?p=15344

Re: [Vo]:Brillouin Energy making waves

2012-03-29 Thread pagnucco
it, or misunderstood part of the application. Does anyone have any insight? Thanks, Lou Pagnucco Axil wrote: http://www.google.com/patents?id=nWbjAQAAEBAJpg=PA2source=gbs_selected_pagescad=2#v=onepageqf=false Energy Generation Apparatus and Method This patent application explains the mechanism for the H

Re: [Vo]:Brillouin Energy making waves

2012-03-30 Thread pagnucco
Brillouin's website and the paper describing their theory at - http://www.brillouinenergy.com http://www.brillouinenergy.com/BrillouinEnergyHypothesis.pdf gives more details. I believe that a number of metal alloys are used for hydrogen storage. It makes sense that they do not limit materials to

[Vo]:Should there be a prediction market for LENR?

2012-03-30 Thread pagnucco
There are several prediction markets that allow legal wagers on political, economic, technological, ..., events. The Wikipedia page at - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prediction_market - lists and describes them: Prediction markets (also known as predictive markets, information markets, decision

Re: [Vo]:Should there be a prediction market for LENR?

2012-03-30 Thread pagnucco
You make a excellent point, Jed. I have heard accusations that some of these markets may have been manipulated by certain political election campaigns. It probably doesn't require a huge investment to move the odds. However, these markets are probably too small for a major corporation to make

[Vo]:New Lattice Energy presentation

2012-04-04 Thread pagnucco
Lewis Larsen (Lattice Energy LLC) has posted a new presentation entitled - Low Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENRs) New neutron data consistent with WLS mechanism in lightning - at - http://www.slideshare.net/lewisglarsen He presents evidence that electrons and protons in coherent/collective motion

RE: [Vo]:New Lattice Energy presentation

2012-04-05 Thread pagnucco
a few radioactive gamma sources inside nanowires and observing whether gammas are attenuated and/or directionally scattered during current flow? Thanks, Lou Pagnucco Abd ul-Rahman Lomax wrote: At 08:59 AM 4/5/2012, Jones Beene wrote: This is hot, so to speak. Cough, cough ... that can be understood

RE: [Vo]:New Lattice Energy presentation

2012-04-05 Thread pagnucco
Jones, Sure, some of those experiments produce hot plasmas, but there are many experimental results which appear to produce transmutations with temperatures too low to produce collisions energetic enough for fusion - unless the energy is focused and hidden in infinitesimal volumes. My

RE: [Vo]:New Lattice Energy presentation

2012-04-05 Thread pagnucco
Jones, Good points. I do not know the Oppenheimer-Phillips effect. I will research it tonight. There could be a number of confounding effects that coexist. Our tendency to look for a relativistic collision behind every nuclear event (except radioactivity) could be the problem. Lou Pagnucco

RE: [Vo]:New Lattice Energy presentation

2012-04-05 Thread pagnucco
resources. There's a slim chance I can get it done. Probably expensive. Too bad I lost the lottery. Lou Pagnucco Abd ul-Rahman Lomax wrote: At 03:29 PM 4/5/2012, pagnu...@htdconnect.com wrote: Abd, Regarding the absence of gammas - ... is it reasonable to suppose that a high energy gamma would

RE: [Vo]:New Lattice Energy presentation

2012-04-05 Thread pagnucco
exploding wire experiment did appear to produce Helium. Their original paper is - EXPERIMENTAL ATTEMPTS TO DECOMPOSE TUNGSTEN AT HIGH TEMPERATURES - Amer. Chem. Soc. 44 (1922) http://www.uf.narod.ru/science/WendtIrion.pdf Would this provide some link between CF and LENR if reproduced? Lou Pagnucco

Re: [Vo]:New Lattice Energy presentation

2012-04-05 Thread pagnucco
in how magnetic fields can act as reservoirs for delocalized momentum, you might want to read - Thoughts on the magnetic vector potential Am.J.Phys. Nov-1996 http://www.uccs.edu/~jmarsh2/links/AJP-64-11-1361.pdf Lou Pagnucco Eric Walker wrote: On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 4:36 PM, Abd ul-Rahman Lomax

Re: [Vo]:New Lattice Energy presentation

2012-04-06 Thread pagnucco
). Shouldn't gamma energies and directions change as current flow is modulated? If not, is the calculated effective electron momentum incorrect, are the electron surface density or scattering cross-sections too low, or is my interpretation wrong? Lou Pagnucco Abd ul-Rahman Lomax wrote

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