YES!
Thanks for posting this, Harry. Epicatalysis is a good name for a more general phenomenon which can replace the idea that LENR must involve fusion. This does not mean that there cannot be some forms of LENR which do involve fusion, but it opens the door for another branch of LENR which definitely does not. This alt/alt form of energy (alternative to an alternative) which we have called “suprachemical” at one point in time, may include Ni-H, and may even involve mass-to-energy conversions which are non-fusion (via spin coupling). However, there are no gammas in this form, and thus no need to invent a flimsy rationalization for why there are none. Epicatalysis is far easier to defend theoretically, despite CoE objections, and probably is limited in COP - but my prediction is that this will likely be the predominant vehicle for funding R&D in the near future and “cold fusion” will fade from view at about the same rate. There are simply too many experiments which show COP near or slightly less than 2, with no indicia of fusion, for this to be a coincidence. From: H Veeder The authors have set up an open source organisation to develop the _epicatalysis_ phenomena which they believe is producing the heat. http://jointheparadigm.com/what-is-epicatalysis/ Research (published in the peer reviewed journals Physical Review E and Foundations of Physics) mentioned on the MFMP site argues that the second law of thermodynamics is not a law but only a rule of thumb. <http://www.quantumheat.org/index.php/en/follow/old-experiments/follow-2/412-2nd-rule-of-thumb-of-thermodynamics> http://www.quantumheat.org/index.php/en/follow/old-experiments/follow-2/412-2nd-rule-of-thumb-of-thermodynamics Harry
