The following is pure speculation on my part: Is it possible that the anomalous heat recorded in Rossi's eCats has nothing to do with a nuclear reaction - and particularly as having anything to do with the nucleus of nickel.
I'm wondering if it possible that the anomalous heat is actually due to how hydrogen in close proximity is forced to react to being "atomically" close to nickel atoms, where the surrounding environment is simultaneously being held at a carefully controlled high temperature. I'm wondering if it might be feasible that the anomalous heat is actually due to the rapidly fluctuating states of hydrogen as the element disassociates back and forth between molecular and mono-atomic states. I bring up this "speculation" due to my memory of the infamous balmer line experiment that BLP had advertised as "proof" that massive amounts of heat were being generated from a supply of rarified hydrogen held at near vacuum. The individual hydrogen atoms were recorded to have been in a highly excited state while being bombarded with (I believe) UV (or microwave) radiation. The point being: There appeared to have been a massive amount of anomalous heat that was being generated, far more than could be accounted for through traditional chemical means. For some inexplicable reason, I keep thinking of Fran's work. Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
