Jed Rothwell wrote:
These ICCF-11 papers are depressing. There are only a few experimental papers. Most are reviews of old work, or papers about theory. As far as I can tell, most of the theory is of the crackpot variety, and usually about subjects unrelated to CF, such as "POSSIBLE NUCLEAR TRANSMUTATION OF NITROGEN IN THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE."
This field is dying, and I cannot think of any way to save it.
Quite the opposite, Jed. The field is moving forward on several fronts. The field has now changed in two important ways. People who have had some success are now exploring parameter space to improve the effect. This work is not being published because it has patent potential. In contrast, the effect is so hard to produce that most people have little to talk about, so they fill a meeting with "theory". The evidence has now reached a critical mass so people who do not have an ego to protect realize an important reality has been discovered. Consequently, money is stating to flow into the field. As successful work is replicated and as a few of the methods reach large energy production rates, even the skeptics will be silenced and politicians will risk supporting the field. The problem now is only psychological. This is the time when people having courage and an open mind start down the road to fame and riches.
Ed
- Jed
