SHIRAKAWA Akira <[email protected]> wrote:
> More related info. It looks like we'll have to wait until October, after > all: > He has hinted that it may be sooner than October, but the decision to go public is in the hands of the company he is dealing with. I kind of hope that an increasing number of people within the company learn about the deal, and they cannot keep it secret for long. I do not know what company this is, and I would not reveal it if I did. I have heard it is large and established, not a startup like Defkalion. That's good; that will give the announcement credibility when they go public. Naturally I am anxious to learn the identity of the company. More that that, however, I am anxious to see this information go public so that it impacts public opinion. In a sense, I don't care what company it is, as long as it impresses people and makes headlines. Speaking of secrets that will probably not keep, I mentioned that I think U. Bologna is charging ahead with tests, even thought there may be some front-office problem with funding. I said that professors tend to do things informally. Another thing about professors is that they are not stupid; they tend to be ambitious; and any professor with an IQ over 60 who believes these results are real will see that this is the most important breakthrough of his or her lifetime. It is the main chance at fame and a Nobel, which is what drives many scientists. So even though university departments refuse to allow research without funding, my guess is that a substantial number of professors will soon find way to do this research by hook or by crook. Levi seems completely convinced. Kullander seems completely convinced as well and -- here's a critical point -- he has before-and-after samples of the Ni catalysts in his possession. (If he gave them back, he has a complete mass spec analysis, and he could easily reserve a milligram or two without anyone noticing.) I believe that sample will tell anyone who wants to know badly enough how to reverse engineer the material and make as much as you want. I wish Rossi all the success in the world. No one other than Fleischmann and Pons deserves a patent and financial rewards more than he does. I assume he was prudent and he demanded an NDA from Kullander. He is an experienced businessman, a realist, and he is quite familiar with people behaving badly, so he knows that no NDA will last long. Word will get out. The knowledge will spread. Others will soon replicate. I get the impression from what he told me that that he realizes this and he is not worried about it. Once samples of the material circulate and we have statements from people such as Kullander on record, I think there is no way this Genie can ever be forced back into the bottle. Rossi said that in the unfortunate event he dies or becomes incapacitated, he has taken steps to ensure this technology will be made fully public. Perhaps giving the samples to Kullander was one of those steps. Deliberate or not, that will surely be the effect of it. - Jed
