Eric, Perhaps the following recent posting, and its comments is of interest -
WhatÂ’s the Google-Brillouin Connection? http://www.e-catworld.com/2013/09/whats-the-google-brillouin-connection/ Eric Walker wrote: > On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 11:46 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'm perplexed that Google wouldn't provide funding after observing some >> of the experiments. >> > > I didn't hear anything about Google's decision after the neutron > measurements -- perhaps they did go ahead with funding after all? I think > it's pretty cool that Google were even involved. That means they're > keeping tabs on this stuff. I assume the group leading the testing would > have been their skunkworks, Google X. I heard a talk by the main guy > directing Google X, and he said that they go for the big stuff -- projects > that would not just be incremental improvements, but instead would be game > changers if they can be realized. But he also explained that they had to > make a risk assessment in each case so as to limit their involvement to > projects that they believed to have a significant chance of succeeding. > LENR for most people will be perceived to be a threshold phenomenon, so > apparatuses like Brillouin's 2.0 COP reactors are not a clear shoe-in for > funding, I suppose, since there is a lot of room for doubt about the > meaning of the results. > > In light of the claim that they have looked at Brillouin's work, I would > not be surprised if they have also taken a look at Rossi's or Defkalion's > reactors. Also, bear in mind that the projects at SRI International are > typically funded by outside organizations (e.g., EPRI). So it is within > the realm of possibility that Google have funded the SRI examination of > Brillouin's "100" COP reactor. This is pure speculation, but interesting > speculation nonetheless. > > Eric >
