I know little about electrical engineering, but
surely we can resolve all questions about this
device fairly easily. If the device can be scaled
up a little, and power can be ramped up to a few
watts that will rule out things like radio tower
transmissions as the source of energy. We would
all be fried if there was that much power in RF transmission.
The gadget is small: ~200 cm^2. No matter how
good it is as an antenna and cannot intercept
more power than the tower puts out. There have
been many studies of RF intensity because it is a
health issue, especially for people who live near
broadcast towers. See for example, the FCC Radio Frequency Safety FAQ:
http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety/rf-faqs.html
It does not actually say what the typical power
density is, but it is measured in milliwatts or
microwatts per cm^2: "Power density is defined as
power per unit area. For example, power density
can be expressed in terms of milliwatts per
square centimeter (mW/cm^2) or microwatts per
square centimeter (µW/cm^2)." Assuming the
strongest allowed signal is 1 mW/cm^2 (my guess)
the gadget would intercept 0.2 W. Bring it up to
2 W and you can rule out this kind of thing
completely. You don't need a Faraday cage.
It says: "the threshold level is a Specific
Absorption Rate (SAR) value for the whole body of
4 watts per kilogram (4 W/kg)." You can take that as 4 W/kg for water.
I do not think that cold fusion energy is
intercepted, the way RF or a putative "neutrino"
source would be. I think it is generated by nuclear reactions in the cell.
I have never seen any evidence that conservation
of energy is wrong, although I will grant it
seems to be more of a rule of thumb or an
observation than a rigorous law of physics.
- Jed
