I don't know if the W-L or any of the other theories completely solve the mystery but they certainly make some good points.. Their willingness to disassociate themselves from the strong force is refreshing, and the analogy of a nickel sponge full of hydrogen ions supports a linkage between quantum fields from the geometry with individual ions through oscillations. That environment by itself if proved correct would be the bootstrap mechanism that enables the next step.. It suggests a two step process where the lattice / hydrogen must first contribute energy through some mechanism like Zawodny is suggesting to power a second step - we can't get something for nothing even if the power source is ZPE we know the reaction doesn't happen without the lattice + defects .. I don't pretend to know the second step - there are lots of good ideas out there but I do think we should concentrate harder on the first smaller step to get more clues about the second step. Fran
From: DJ Cravens [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 1:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: EXTERNAL: RE: [Vo]:Gizmag: "NASA's basement reactor" interesting frequencies. We found 8.2 15.2, and 20.4 (but the higher one with on rainy days - think H2O) ________________________________ From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:15:01 -0800 To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [Vo]:Gizmag: "NASA's basement reactor" BTW, did everyone see the Gizmag article "NASA's basement reactor" (http://m.gizmag.com/article/26309). It's a bit fluffy and hand-waving but I was intrigued by this section: According to Zawodny, LENR isn't what was thought of as cold fusion and it doesn't involve strong nuclear forces. Instead, it uses weak nuclear forces, which are responsible for the decay of subatomic particles. The LENR process involves setting up the right conditions to turn these weak forces into energy. Instead of using radioactive elements like uranium or plutonium, LENR uses a lattice or sponge of nickel atoms, which holds ionized hydrogen atoms like a sponge holds water. The electrons in the metal lattice are made to oscillate so that the energy applied to the electrons is concentrated into only a few of them. When they become energetic enough, the electrons are forced into the hydrogen protons to form slow neutrons. These are immediately drawn into the nickel atoms, making them unstable. This sets off a reaction in which one of the neutrons in the nickel atom splits into a proton, an electron and an antineutrino. This changes the nickel into copper, and releases energy without dangerous ionizing radiation. The trick is to configure the process so that it releases more energy than it needs to get it going. "It turns out that the frequencies that we have to work at are in what I call a valley of inaccessibility," Zawodny said. "Between, say, 5 or 7 THz and 30 THz, we don't have any really good sources to make our own controlled frequency." Let the comments begin ... [mg]
