About the University of Bologna deadline, I posted to journal-of-nuclear-physics last night, asking Rossi about the pending deadline. The post was awaiting moderation; as it doesn't appear to have passed moderation, I'll add it here for posterity:
Robert L. Your comment is awaiting moderation January 4th, 2012 at 7:45 PM According to a New Energy Times article: http://blog.newenergytimes.com/2011/12/01/university-of-bologna-clarifies-relationship-with-rossi/ The University of Bologna was expecting the university evaluations to begin in the next couple of weeks. 1) Will UNIBO be receiving a test device and first payment, as originally planned? 2) Have you made agreements with UNIBO to modify this timeframe? 3) If the U of B contract is no longer projected to occur, is there any other academic institution that will be testing, validating, or improving upon the E-Cat line? Thank you very much for your time. A great deal of early consideration was weighted by the UNIBO involvement and the spectre of university testing. Many people following LENR progress are anxiously awaiting academic review. ____________________________ In regards to false reporting of UNIBO testing, there were certainly errors made by reporters; they are not entirely to blame. Many, many reporters were led to believe that these tests were being independently performed at the university facilities. Here's an example: https://register.epo.org/espacenet/application?documentId=ER9T8S6Y2527FI4&number=EP08873805&lng=en&npl=false Dott. Prof. Franco Cicogna (Rossi's patent counsel) invited the European Patent Office to attend testing at "a laboratory made available by the University of Bologna" and attended by "Professors from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, as well as by Professors in Physics from the U.S.A., China, Japan, France, Great Britain, Greece, Russia, and Italy." ___________________________ Levi made claims that the University would be performing independent testing, and that those results, positive or negative, would be published. This kind of a claim carries a lot of weight, lending credence to Rossi's claims: --- 00:28:59 | Levi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7lAlzMBzLQ&t=28m59s There will be a research agreement between us and Rossi, it is currently being defined, and part of our job will be submitted to industrial secrecy. The Department of Physics will be completely free to publish the results of its experiments, whether the results are positive for Rossi or not. ___________________________ I know that Rossi has reaped a lot of benefits from his association with UNIBO, and early promises of independent tests. Though the university made it abundantly clear that they were not performing any independent testing of E-Cats, it directly contradicts Rossi's claims (here's one from September) that testing had begun. Piers D September 9th, 2011 at 10:26 AM Dear Mr Rossi, I would like to congratulate all your team who have worked on bringing cold fusion from the lab to industrial and commercial reality. It seems so many years ago that Fleishman and Pons first introduced the concept to the wider global audience. I have two questions that you might wish to answer: • Have fully working E-Cats been provided to the Bologna and Uppsala Universities for research and testing? • Do you have any prospective European or Asian partners that will license the E-Cat technology for commercial production? Yours sincerely Piers Dickinson Andrea Rossi September 9th, 2011 at 11:28 AM Dear Piers D: 1- yes 2- yes Warm regards, A.R. Andrea Rossi _____________________________ I think that Rossi's previous exchange on this subject makes it appear that he's open to receiving the benefits of association with UNIBO, but he doesn't want truly independent testing to occur or be published: alig2004 December 22nd, 2011 at 9:02 AM Dear Ing. Rossi, I’m a fan of yours and I hope with all my heart that all the snakes will eat their hat soonest, just like Rockerduck in Mickey Mouse comics. I can’t wait this to happen, first for the benefit of all mankind, second for all the naysayers that I can’t stand. I wanted to ask you some questions: 1.any forecast on when you will be able to get the international patent for e-cat? 2.You said that anybody can buy a 1Mw plant. Are you not afraid that one of the customers will steal the secret after the installation and use it before you are able to get the patent? 3.Maybe I missed some informations, but I have not read anymore info on the agreement with University of Bologna, I knew that you have to pay the first installment to start their tests, I read something about an ultimatum and then nothing. What is the situation now with this issue? Please accept, by the way, my pre-order for a home e-cat. My Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas and a 2012 that will give you the recognition you deverve. Best regards Francesco Bonomi Andrea Rossi December 22nd, 2011 at 9:43 AM Dear Alig 2004: 1- No 2- Difficult, also if I know that many competitors, like the clowns who are saying they have been able to copy my technology with a “ghost buster” , hope to buy a plant to actually copy it and fill up their empty boxes ( the moke ups they made to steal money from some uncautious investor). Is difficult, very difficult. 3- As I said, I am not going to give information about the work, present or future, of our consultants. 4- Your pre-order has been accepted My Best Wishes to You! A.R. It seems that Rossi may have reaped the benefits associated with promises of "independent university testing", but that delivery of this may never occur. Thoughts?
