The Mizuno work over the past two years, most of which shows significant gain, leaves a number of fundamental questions unresolved.
Mizuno has tried both palladium and nickel wire; and has used both hydrogen (protium) and deuterium gases. This provides 4 different combinations. Presumably gain has been seen in every combination but which is best? At MIT - following Yoshino's presentation, many observers had assumed that nickel and deuterium provided the best gain but now palladium has replaced nickel - and yet the COP is possibly less robust than before, although the testing is better - but comparative gain between the possible combinations is not clear. Apparently it is too early to expect a cross-comparison of even the four major combinations. And really there are 6 viable possibilities if we consider Dennis Craven's NIWeek presentation - or at least the follow-on reports of that work. There, it was stated that a mixed gas combination of deuterium and protium was preferable to either alone. There was also a magnetic component. In short, we could be looking at many combinations and permutations of the standard theme, and a few could be noticeably better than others 1) Palladium electrode A) Hydrogen B) Deuterium C) Mix of H2 and D2 2) Nickel electrode A) Hydrogen B) Deuterium C) Mix of H2 and D2 3) Alloy electrode (Ni with Pd as alloy) A) Hydrogen B) Deuterium C) Mix of H2 and D2 There are more possibilities of course, including CNT and magnetic materials, not to mention ceramic containment for SPP production. Ideally, solving this fundamental problem of finding the best combination should involve team work and coordination. Jones
