>From DEFKALION:
Defkalion Status Update 29-6-2012 Following our absence from the public sphere, the following is a status update: We are conducting analyses of our materials using *XRF and ICP-MS*. We are committed that this analysis be done with the highest standards. To ensure these high standards, we are using multiple laboratories in Europe. When those results are available, we shall present them in the appropriate forum. We also have designed and are operating a fully instrumented flow calorimeter to measure the power production of our reactor. Outside scientists and engineers are measuring the input power as well as our flow calorimeter output performance. All these results will be presented when we are confident that they will withstand the scrutiny demanded by our own interests in product development, and the scrutiny of our customers. We thank you for your continued interest in our challenging and important work load. --------------------------------------- Speculation: In plain words, DEFKALION is trying to analyze their micro powder to identify trace elements and possible transmutations. FYI *Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)* is a type of mass spectrometry which is capable of detecting metals and several non-metals at concentrations as low as one part in 10^^12 (part per trillion). This is achieved by ionizing the sample with inductively coupled plasma and then using a mass spectrometer to separate and quantify those ions. *X-ray fluorescence (XRF)* is the emission of characteristic "secondary" (or fluorescent) X-rays from a material that has been excited by bombarding with high-energy X-rays or gamma rays. The phenomenon is widely used for elemental analysis and chemical analysis, particularly in the investigation of metals, glass, ceramics and building materials, and for research in geochemistry, forensic science and archaeology. Cheers: Axil
