On Dec 3, 2011, at 10:36 AM, David ledin wrote:
Rob Duncan, vice chancellor of research at the University of Missouri
going to establish a national research program that would help
scientists study cold fusion .
http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2011/dec/03/mu-research-chief-
wants-cold-fusion-puzzle-solved/
Bravo. It's about time. I loved this article, even if Krivit is
dead wrong. I think formation of a multi-disciplinary group to study
CF would make more sense than doling out all the money to small
proposals. Half or more of such money should go to prolonged multi-
disciplinary team study using advance materials science methods and
massively parallel computing capabilities.
On Dec 3, 2011, at 11:19 AM, Peter Heckert wrote:
They should buy an e-cat and a hyperion and see if it works.
If not, stop the research and put anybody who recommended Rossi on
a blacklist ;-)
This could save the taxpayer a lot of money, it is much faster and
cheaper than a research program.
Peter
This is outrageously foolish. This exemplifies precisely why Rossi
is such a grave risk to the field.
Rossi is a recent flash in the pan, almost irrelevant at this point
except for a brilliant low cost advertising scheme exposing the
potential risk benefits to a wide audience. If proof comes that he
has something then fine. Until then his work amounts to nothing more
than flamboyant self promotion. His existence has nothing at all to
do with the fact serious study of the many results obtained to date
is highly justified on the basis of risk-reward and national security.
Best regards,
Horace Heffner
http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/
