Fran,
Yes, there is little chance of getting hold of ash, same as with Mills/BLP. Anyone who looks into this deeply, and understands the Lawandy paper, can probably guess the kinds of catalysts which should work. Tests are already underway to verify the most likely possibility; and yes it is slightly radioactive, but not enough to account for the results claimed. BTW - many of the so-called Mills' catalysts are slightly radioactive, but that is probably irrelevant to the main way they are claimed to operate. Potassium is the prime example - a billion year half-life makes it tolerable to even ingest, in bananas, for instance. The big unknown, which is never mentioned by anyone else that I am aware of, is: does even slight radioactivity make a ZPE pathway more likely? I am convinced that it does, for reasons too complicated to elaborate now. From: francis So then it seems unlikely that Rossi will release any experimental ash for analysis. The results would likely expose any spillover supports, transmuted elements and ratios thereof that would expose the pathways. Perhaps the catalyst is radioactive -acting as a trigger?