Jones Beene wrote:
However, several dozen of the top researchers in the LENR field were a bit
miffed by this change in direction, since they had built careers around
Pd-D; and many of them may have jumped ship.
I do not know any who say they are miffed at this. None of them seem
miffed to me. I do not know any who thought that Pd was a promising
long-term solution. There is probably not enough of it to produce all
the energy we need. As far as I know, people have been investigating Pd
because they can -- because it works. The power density with Ni has been
extremely low up until now, and most of the time it did not work, so it
was difficult to use. I think the idea was to discover how cold fusion
works with Pd, then apply that knowledge to other metals such as Ni or Ti.
As I recall, the first person to tell me there is probably not enough Pd
and Ni is the best alternative was Martin Fleischmann. He and Pons
tested Ni long ago, and got some positive results but not clear enough
to publish.
- Jed
