-----Original Message----- From: Terry Blanton > I'm sure you're not implying that Rossi followed this research path and came to this conclusion.
No - or rather Yes, I am not implying that. He basically got lucky by being smart and aware. > More likely he might have chosen Zr as a result of experiments by Arata, et.al. He has given many indications of being well-read in LENR. Moreover, he seems to have experienced a "Goodyear moment" with whatever active material choices he made. Ed Storms apparently thinks these choices by Rossi came out of earlier R&D into CO2 sequestration, since Leonardo had DoE grants for that. If so, then it he may be using zeolites instead of Zr. The choice of materials could also have been based on his TEG work. Also the choices could be based on those plus the literature, since he seems to be the kind of experimenter who tries everything he has access to. > And the second catalyst? Still a slightly radioactive isotope to further stack the quantum deck? That seems likely to me. However, he probably would consider any ceramic such as zirconia or titania or the zeolite - as a "support" and not a catalyst. That is part of his serendipity. This would make the two catalysts most likely be palladium for spillover, and the radioactive seed, ala Rusi/Yang et al. > All guesses and serendipity? It was bound to happen sooner or later. The biggest serendipity of all may be that he simply found a 'critical mass' level of active materials. Plus he may not fully appreciate that his support material is also active in providing Casimir cavities of the correct size (assuming that theory has relevance). He could easily be completely wrong on the Ni -> Cu explanation. Jones BTW - it is worth mentioning that Rossi's Lab facility in New Hampshire, according to google maps, is maybe 10 minutes or less from 'Infinite Energy' so one wonders if he had ever stopped in there to meet Gene Mallove prior to the tragedy in 2004? Heck, if anyone believes in spiritualism of the practical-magic variety ... hmm ... who knows ... after all those kinds of things are often said to be local?
