One comment which I was hoping to elicit from the Free Energy Futurists of Vortex, re:
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034528.html ... is this: since the prime claim of this patent seems to involve a nanopowder version of "protonated titanate" - aren't they really talking about an LENR battery? Maybe I am reading too much into it. If not, the assignee may have found a niche that beats the heck out of recapping. We know that hydrogen isotopes are active in titanium nanopowder going back to Otto Reifenschweiler (reduced radioactivity of tritium in titanium nano particles). And a lot of people did research in the 1990s (notably Dash et al) on deuterium loaded titanium electrolysis. So there is adequate precedent for the positive effect of titanium confinement on the two heavier isotopes of hydrogen. But as far as I can tell from scanning the LENR-CANR archives, no one has published positive results on protium loading of titanium oxides at all. And EEStor, "back in the day" did not employ hydrogen loading either, AFAIK. Therefore, it appears possible that despite the similarity to other work in two different fields, Mark Wendman may have found a fabulous niche for this - and adequately protected it. Obviously no one would never be so foolish as to claim OU from a battery configuration, but extraordinary performance might nevertheless be related to the ability of Cavity QED to operate on protons in a way that gave stunning performance. (in my dreams and Roarty's as well) Bottom line. Will a "bettery" be forthcoming this time around, will it salvage the electric car, or will this new twist on titanate instead drag-on interminably like the EEStor fiasco? Jones _____________________________________________ Or - a few random thoughts on how to turn your most prized possession into a brick... http://theunderstatement.com/post/18030062041/its-a-brick-tesla-motors-devas tating-design So sad. Many of us had highest hopes for Tesla being the continuation of what can now be called the "Jobs Karma"... following the miracle at Cupertino and prior string of successes in that area: Intel, AMD, Google, HP, you know the litany of the NBT (next big thing) ... and Tesla Motors was to be a major part of the new-energy version of the 'next big thing' - (which always seems to fins a nexus in the SF Bay area, for whatever reason). Maybe Tesla can pull it off eventually, but it is looking grim to many skeptics, with Fisker ready to bit the bullet, and they will likely take A123 with them. After all, Colma is the next stop up the road from silicon valley (local joke). One of the main reasons that Tesla looked to be in the driver's seat, so to speak, a few ago was that EEStor - which is/was almost completely unrelated to them (except for roots in Silicon Valley) looked like it would be the salvation of many Eco-optimist's green dreams. EEStor have tanked, technically, but a legacy lives on, and it is not with Zenn (which is also gasping for air). In the most recent http://bariumtitanate.blogspot.com/ there is a hint of salvation. Note the patent from Mark A Wendman (Freemont, CA, US) Application Number: 13/068832. Now for the 'connect the dots' segment of today's broadcast. Although Tesla motors is headquartered is in Palo Alto, their plant is in ... ta da ... Freemont, CA, US. Coincidence or no? Some of the insider info - and a picture of Mark Wendman appears here: http://bariumtitanate.blogspot.com/2010/08/vinod-khosla-only-interested-in-s hares.html ... but it is all a bit dated. Anyway - the dream of the 'next big thing' in energy lives on, even if Rossi and DGT should falter, and it could involve both the so-called "Bettery" which is the electrical storage device that costs about 2/3 less than the present best solution (LiFePo) for the same capacity and half the weight, and ... an onboard recharging capability which does not involve fossil fuel. This could and should involve LENR, or else it could have even involved something from a world away (like what was supposed to have emerged from South Africa recently) but since that will not likely happen, who will be the next contender ? (insert Marlon's famous line from 'On the Waterfront' with Rossi's accent) Stay tuned... Jones
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