2005 CF Colloquium at MIT

2005-04-20 Thread Mitchell Swartz
Vorts: It is a pleasure to announce that the 2005 COLD FUSION Colloquium at MIT, Cambridge Massachusetts is now expanded from 9AM to (at least) 5 PM with the addition of several new speakers, including MIT Prof. Robert Rines who will lead the discussion on the Patent Offices' response to

Spontaneous ignition

2005-04-20 Thread Keith Nagel
Thought this might be of interest to the group, http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20050419-00 OAK RIDGE, Tenn., April 19, 2005 — Zhiyu Hu believes it is possible to match nature's highly efficient method to convert chemicals into thermal energy at room

Re: Spontaneous ignition

2005-04-20 Thread Jones Beene
K, Call me dense this morning, but don't get the implications of this work. All that seems to have been accomplished is to dispense with the need of a spark. Is that so earth-shaking? Jones

RE: Spontaneous ignition

2005-04-20 Thread Michael Foster
--- On Wed 04/20, Keith Nagel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thought this might be of interest to the group, OAK RIDGE, Tenn., April 19, 2005 — Zhiyu Hu believes it is possible to match nature's highly efficient method to convert chemicals into thermal energy at room temperature, and he

RE: Spontaneous ignition

2005-04-20 Thread Michael Foster
I wrote: And in terms of any advantages over plain old combustion, Jed, this could lead to a low-temp fuel cell. Also, for uses where high temperatures are not required the lack of a flame would substantially reduce or eliminate NOx. Oops, I meant Jones. Sorry. M.

Re: Spontaneous ignition

2005-04-20 Thread Jones Beene
- Original Message - From: Michael Foster And in terms of any advantages over plain old combustion, this could lead to a low-temp fuel cell. PEM fuel cells are already low temp ~150 degrees Also, for uses where high temperatures are not required the lack of a flame would substantially

OFF TOPIC National Association For Information Destruction

2005-04-20 Thread Jed Rothwell
I have long suspected there must a conspiracy along these lines. Yes, there really is a National Association, but oddly enough Microsoft is not a member. See: http://www.naidonline.org/index.html - Jed