Since 1989, MIT professor Peter Hagelstein has been struggling to find a viable mechanism to explain LENR experiments. At last count, he said he had tried more than 150 models. Hagelstein has also been very critical of a weak interactions-based … Continue reading →
Author: New Energy Times
Amoco Oil Company Looked at LENR in 1990
New Energy Times has three versions of the Amoco report. Steven B. Krivit obtained short and long versions of the report in 2004 from one of the authors, Melvin Eisner. Afterward, Jed Rothwell, the cybrarian of LENR-CANR.org, published an edited … Continue reading →
The E-Cat Tribe
I asked Ugo Bardi, a professor of chemistry at the University of Florence, how he thought “Energy Catalyzer” inventor Andrea Rossi had achieved such widespread attention on the Internet in spite of his lack of scientific evidence or proof of … Continue reading →
Second “Cold Fusion” Theorist Cites Widom-Larsen Theory
In 2006, Hideo Kozima was the first “cold fusion” theorist to cite Widom-Larsen: “Here, we would like to cite a paper by Widom and Larsen (Widom and Larsen 2006) in which a new mechanism of neutron production in transition-metal hydrides/deuterides … Continue reading →
LENRs Versus “Cold Fusion” and the Search for Scientific ‘Truth’
LENRs Versus “Cold Fusion” and the Search for Scientific ‘Truth’ A Philosophical Comment for 2012 by Lewis G. Larsen, Lattice Energy LLC While the realm of religious faith may not be able to explain all the myriad objective facts comprising … Continue reading →
LENR Real; Rossi and Defkalion Dubious
Low-energy nuclear reactions are certainly real, I have investigated and written about this research for the last twelve years. Recently I gave an interview for the U.S. intelligence community on LENR. http://newenergytimes.com/v2/government/Intel/Krivit-LENR-Interview-IARP… The Rossi and Defkalion claims, however, are dubious. … Continue reading →
More Slides From Sept. 22 NASA LENR Innovation Forum
On Dec. 4, we published several sets of Slides From Sept. 22 NASA LENR Innovation Forum Workshop. Today, New Energy Times reader W.H found one more set on the NASA Glenn Web site from Gustave C. Fralick and colleagues. On … Continue reading →
Shell’s Interest Indicates Major Shift for LENR
Shell’s Interest Indicates Major Shift for LENR Royal Dutch Shell, plc, one of the largest energy companies in the world, is interested in exploring low-energy nuclear reaction research as a possible game-changer in the energy business. Two Shell scientists, Anitha … Continue reading →
Duncan’s Promotion of Rossi: A Tremendous Disservice
On Dec. 3, the Columbia (MO) Tribune published a story about Rob Duncan, vice chancellor of research at the University of Missouri, and his efforts to pitch cold fusion to the federal government. Today, the Tribune published a letter I … Continue reading →
Krivit Interviewed on LENR for Intelligence Agency
On Nov. 21, I received a phone call from Avra Michelson, an analyst with MITRE Corp. Michelson explained that MITRE Corp. is a federally funded research and development center that is sanctioned by Congress to work in the public interest … Continue reading →
Unicorns Versus Horses; Cold Fusion Versus LENR
In the last few years, despite the fact that, or perhaps because, my 2008 American Chemical Society presentation (slides, audio) is clear and explicit about the distinction between “cold fusion” and low-energy nuclear reactions, many “cold fusion” proponents have spent … Continue reading →
The Physics of Why the E-Cat’s Cold Fusion Claims Collapse
Excellent article by Ethan Siegel and Peter Thieberger.
http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2011/12/the_nuclear_physics_of_why_we.php
Slides From Sept. 22 NASA LENR Innovation Forum Workshop
On Sept. 22, NASA conducted a LENR Innovation Forum workshop at Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Speakers included NASA scientists Joseph Zawodny, Gustave Fralick, Michael Nelson, Jim Dunn and Dennis Bushnell and retired University of Illinois professor George Miley. … Continue reading →
University of Bologna Clarifies Relationship With Rossi
Dario Braga, the director of scientific research at the University of Bologna, has clarified several points regarding the university’s official relationship with Andrea Rossi, inventor of the Energy Catalyzer. First, Braga has given New Energy Times a more precise timeframe … Continue reading →
Rossi Story: A Conversation With Thomas Blakeslee
Thomas Blakeslee, a writer and investor in alternative energy, contacted me two weeks ago with his concerns and critique about my news coverage of Andrea Rossi, inventor of the Energy Catalyzer. We exchanged several e-mails. Unlike some Rossi fans, Blakeslee … Continue reading →