That makes sense to me. I suppose he hasn't done so because of the high cost of material. I may have to watch his videos again to see if he addressed this. I know he has put a great deal of thought into the calorimetry, but it needs to be scaled up.
On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 7:30 PM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: > I wrote: > > >> Duncan knows a great deal about microcalorimeters, including the type >> that can measure the heat from a single cosmic ray collision. These devices >> are fundamentally different in design from what Swartz uses, and what other >> cold fusion researchers use. >> > > The NRL and Tsinghua U. used conventional microcalorimeters. > > The difference between an ordinary calorimeter and microcalorimeter > resembles the difference between a light microscope and an S.E.M. > > Swartz is using an ordinary (macro?) calorimeter at the limits of > sensitivity. Any time you push an instrument to its limits you are asking > for trouble. If you can, I recommend you boost the strength of the signal > rather than trying to make a more sensitive instrument to detect it. > > - Jed > >
