Jed, is it possible that you found the cost of laboratory pure nickel isotopes instead of industrial grade? I suspect it would be easier to do a modest enrichment with some form of chemical and centrifuge separation process instead of the more sophisticated techniques. The difference in weight of the nickel isotopes seems rather large at first glance.
Perhaps a business can be started to do this type of thing if it is important enough. First, you would need to find a liquid containing nickel that can be put into a centrifuge for separation. I know little of these techniques, but there may be some guys monitoring vortex that are familiar with these types of systems who might offer suggestions. At the costs you quoted, I would bet there are alternatives that good engineers or scientists can develop. This seems like a good challenge. DGT may have already found such a technique or a company that offers the materials. The density of the separated portion of the input liquid is an indication of the amount of an isotope present. That is the way you might be able to test your separation efficiency. Since you know how much of each isotope is in the raw material, you know what per cent of the liquid to draw off initially at the heavy end or light end. We need to keep an open mind when we discuss what can or can not be done. It might cost a small fortune to obtain special isotopes, but who can be sure unless they have the direct knowledge. Just a guess seeking a solution, Dave -----Original Message----- From: Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> To: vortex-l <vortex-l@eskimo.com> Sent: Thu, Aug 1, 2013 2:08 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:Some comments by me at Mats Lewan blog I wrote: I have spoken with some of the experts who went. They are under NDA so I cannot ask any specific questions, but they seemed unimpressed. Maybe the results have improved. To be a little more specific, they said it was inconclusive. Most experiments are inconclusive. Defkalion has made many claims and many promises in the past they did not fulfill. They did not break any laws by doing this, but they did hurt their own credibility. I put that too strongly. I should not say "break laws." Of course they didn't. Mary Yugo said they have "a lot of explaining to do" because they made claims of 30 machines and tests by the Greek government and blah, blah. Okay, I'll say, "a lot of explaining to do. A lot to answer for." Even that is silly because a private corporation has no obligation to explain things. They do not owe Mary Yugo or me any information about anything. Period. However, if they want credibility and good public relations they should watch what they say. They should try to follow through more often. Don't cry "wolf!" Don't casually throw out the claim that you tested nickel isotopes. You have to explain how and why, because many of us know that monoisotopic samples cost fantastic sums of money and Defkalion appears to be broke, so that is kind of suspicious. Instead of throwing this out, as if anyone can buy isotopes at Wall Mart, they should publish a brief report that starts off: "In cooperation with XYZ lab we tested monoisotopic samples (Isoflex Inc.) ranging from 1 to 8 g. . . ." I tend to dismiss their claims about their business because of their track record of blathering and not following through. - Jed
