In reply to R.C.Macaulay's message of Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:19:09 -0500: Hi, [snip] > >Interesting descriptive terms used.. differ from transmutation terms.
That's because I'm not talking about transmutation. :) See e.g. http://www.gatech.edu/news-room/release.php?id=1241 . This example relates to gold nano-clusters, but it doesn't seem like much of a stretch to assume that the properties of other elements will also change with cluster size. >Lotsa >work worldwide ongoing searching for the alchemist's holy grail. >Some may be staring us in the face with Dr.Stiffler's experiments using >LEDs. >Is transmutation possible ? Are there any proven examples ? > >Richard > >Robin wrote,, >Since small clusters of atoms can take on the chemical attributes of >different >elements, it may be possible to mimic the attributes of the scarce elements >using "right sized" clusters of atoms of common elements/compounds. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk The shrub is a plant.
