Re: [Vo]:Cold fusion research reported at Oak Ridge

[Jed Rothwell]

 wrote:


> I think the reporter is utterly confused. I saw nothing in the article that
> wasn't related to hot fusion, other than the words "cold fusion".
>

Ah, ha! There were 4 other words. It says "'cold fusion,' or a
low-temperature nuclear reaction." That's LENR, another name for
you-know-what. It seems unlikely to me the reporter came up with that on
his own. Someone probably told him "we call this a low-temperature nuclear
reaction." And *that* can only mean cold fusion.

The mystery deepens.

- Jed

RE: [Vo]:Cold fusion research reported at Oak Ridge

[bobcook39...@hotmail.com]

I think there was sonoluminescent nuclear reaction with neutron production 
experments at Pacific  Northwest Labs and ORNL as recently as 3 years ago.

The researcher at PNL was G. Posakony who passed away about 2 years ago.  I 
read two draft papers by Posakony and a colleague at ORNL on the subject.  He 
was an active researcher up to a year before his death.  Over the years I 
discussed his work with him many times.

I will look into my boxes of stuff for more specifics.

Bob Cook


From: mix...@bigpond.com
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2018 12:50 PM
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [Vo]:Cold fusion research reported at Oak Ridge

In reply to  Jed Rothwell's message of Mon, 12 Feb 2018 14:34:21 -0500:
Hi,
[snip]
>JonesBeene  wrote:
>
>
>> Rusi Taleyarkhan was working at ORNL some years ago – therefore - they are
>> probably referring to sonofusion
>>
>
>Possibly, but it is present tense. The lab "is trying."

I think the reporter is utterly confused. I saw nothing in the article that
wasn't related to hot fusion, other than the words "cold fusion".

>
>There was some other research there long ago.
>
>- Jed
Regards,


Robin van Spaandonk

local asymmetry = temporary success

Re: [Vo]:Cold fusion research reported at Oak Ridge

[mixent]

In reply to  Jed Rothwell's message of Mon, 12 Feb 2018 14:34:21 -0500:
Hi,
[snip]
>JonesBeene  wrote:
>
>
>> Rusi Taleyarkhan was working at ORNL some years ago – therefore - they are
>> probably referring to sonofusion
>>
>
>Possibly, but it is present tense. The lab "is trying."

I think the reporter is utterly confused. I saw nothing in the article that
wasn't related to hot fusion, other than the words "cold fusion".

>
>There was some other research there long ago.
>
>- Jed
Regards,


Robin van Spaandonk

local asymmetry = temporary success

Re: [Vo]:Cold fusion research reported at Oak Ridge

[Jed Rothwell]

JonesBeene  wrote:


> Rusi Taleyarkhan was working at ORNL some years ago – therefore - they are
> probably referring to sonofusion
>

Possibly, but it is present tense. The lab "is trying."

There was some other research there long ago.

- Jed

RE: [Vo]:Cold fusion research reported at Oak Ridge

[JonesBeene]

Jed 

Rusi Taleyarkhan was working at ORNL some years ago – therefore - they are 
probably referring to sonofusion

Jones


From: Jed Rothwell


https://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2018/02/12/nuclear-fusion-could-be-a-silver-bullet-and-just-around-the-corner/#448cc3ac3747

QUOTE:

Another publicly-financed one is by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which is 
trying to figure out “cold fusion,” or a low-temperature nuclear reaction.

That's all it says. I expect this is a misunderstanding. I doubt there is any 
cold fusion research.

I have not heard of this from any other source.

- Jed

Re: [Vo]:Cold fusion research reported at Oak Ridge

[Jed Rothwell]

I asked the Forbes author about this.

- Jed

[Vo]:Cold fusion research reported at Oak Ridge

[Jed Rothwell]

Google Alerts brought me this:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2018/02/12/nuclear-fusion-could-be-a-silver-bullet-and-just-around-the-corner/#448cc3ac3747

QUOTE:

Another publicly-financed one is by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
> which is trying to figure out “cold fusion,” or a low-temperature nuclear
> reaction.


That's all it says. I expect this is a misunderstanding. I doubt there is
any cold fusion research.

I have not heard of this from any other source.

- Jed