Hadn't noticed but Akira linked to Celani's report above. http://www.22passi.it/downloads/PresICCF17_NewA3A.pdf
Excellent level of detail, including exact alloy used (isotan44, a constant electrical resistivity alloy) should allow for many replication attempts - and just one flawless public replication experiment could change this field forever. Virgin wires didn't work. Preparation methodology of metal surface isn't totally clear, though there are many hints. Talks of resistively heating to 1000°C + with rapid cooling, I guess it is something to do with oxidising and reducing the surface, as selective formation of CuO is mentioned, but he also talks of acid etching. Temperatures only 250-400°C peak, pressures up to 8bar peak (initially Ar-H mix, then all H). If Rossi is any guide there may be more to come at higher temperatures. I would guess that knowing the alloy used there are likely to be a ton of people soon experimenting with this material. And it should not be hard to make a nano-powder out of it, or try exposing it to a plasma source (like a spark plug). Exciting times. On 8 August 2012 05:19, Eric Walker <eric.wal...@gmail.com> wrote: > Le Aug 7, 2012 à 12:45 PM, Alain Sepeda <alain.sep...@gmail.com> a écrit : > > > No a good conclusion. > > it can be nuclear without externally visible radiation. > > Raduation can be stopped (alpha , beta), > > and phonons could dissipate energy too. > > neutrons could be slow and undetectable, > > charged particles could be easily stopped... > > > > let's dont fall in the initial error to apply old vision to new facts , > like in 89 > > Agreed. If hydrogen goes in and helium comes out (or, for the sake of > argument, copper :), whatever the mechanism, how is it not "nuclear"? > > (An earlier thread now leads me to suspect the reactant to be the small > fraction of deuterium in the hydrogen.) > > Eric >
