Just finished reading Popular Science's November article on Rossi & the LENR movement. Article by Steve Featherstone.
I was prepared to dislike the contents. However, I have to say that I thought it was a pretty decent read. Reasonably informative, all considered. Not surprisingly Rossi and his mysterious e-cats came across as highly unreliable enigmas particularly since the Italian steadfastly refuses independent validation. As Jed has sed numerous times, Rossi doesn't seem to give a damn about how he is perceived within academia, the scientific community, and by the general public. Rossi has sed all along that is primary plan is to first commercialize his ecat technology first, and only then let scientific validation follow. I gather most observers are beginning to suspect Rossi is in real danger of having his thunder stolen right under his feet as a result of his steadfast refusal to allow most kinds of outside help. Perhaps there is a lesson in all of this, but who really knows. I was delighted that Featherstone concluded his article with an interview with Celani. The interviewer actually got to see some of Celani's work. It was also emphasized that Celani will allow his work to be independently replicated & validated. While Celani's meager little wire filaments in a test tube appear far less impressive than Rossi's bulky tin-foiled eCats most Vorts realize the fact that if independent validation is indeed forthcoming (and that does appear to be happening as we speak), Rossi's initial flamboyant splash into the public arena is likely to be relegated to nothing more than a footnote of colorful LENR history. Fair enuf! Regards, Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
