In this case truth is a problem of definition. Ni as such can play the role of a catalyst. I think during the 22 years of CF history we have learned how important is the nanometric structure of the metal. What I have called active sites in my Topology paper and they are now NAE are products of smart nanotechnology. And as I have told so many times- the gases that could compete with deuterium or hydrogen have to be thoroughly eliminated from the surface- please read the (accepted!) patent WO 2010/058288
Peter On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 10:40 PM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com>wrote: > Peter Gluck wrote: > > Why not bet on what the catalyst is? >> >> My guess is this (it is valid only in Italian) >> The catalyst is Nickel electro- Nitrogen Telluride, >> shortened name NieNTe - niente- i.e. nothing >> > > So you are saying that Rossi is not telling the truth. Okay, but let us try > playing a round in which we assume that everything Rossi says is either > true, or he is sincere but mistaken. Things he has said that might be > mistakes: > > Example 1. He thinks the Cu isotopes have somewhat different ratios than > the natural ones, but perhaps that is because the mass spec he used does not > do a good job identifying isotopes. > > Example 2. There is no way he could be wrong about the fact that two > elements are added, but there might also be trace amounts of other elements > he is unaware of that act as dopants. > > > > Just a very good method of activation. >> > > What do you mean by "activation"? Preparation? Cleaning? > > - Jed > > -- Dr. Peter Gluck Cluj, Romania http://egooutpeters.blogspot.com
