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kwigibo · 03-04-2002, 05:38 PM

<a href="http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/Science/High_Energy_and_Particle_Physics" target="_blank">http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/Science/High_Energy_and_Particle_Physics</a>

Answerer · 03-04-2002, 06:10 PM

Finally, I have waited a long time for this, abundant energy will be ours soon and without polluting the environment.However, I don't think that nuclear are really that possible now as there is still lots of problems remained unresolved.

elwoodblues · 03-04-2002, 08:00 PM

Keep an eye on this one, folks. This is one way it might happen. A bolt from the blue, seemingly out of nowhere, and ten years later the world is a changed place...

The physics of this are really beyond my experience, though, so I can't say much about feasibility or believability, much less what has to be done to make this a viable energy source. Anyone have any experience with this type of physics? I've never even heard of it until today, though I'm going to study up on it first chance I get...

Vorkosigan · 03-05-2002, 12:48 AM

<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38511-2002Mar4.html" target="_blank">Could it be for real?</a>

"Nuclear physicists split yesterday into camps of excitement and skepticism after a group of scientists announced it may have created nuclear fusion -- the awesome power that fuels the sun -- in a device the size of two coffee cups stacked one atop the other."

Malaclypse the Younger · 03-05-2002, 04:23 AM

It seems superficially plausible: It's known that cavitation can produce significant amounts of heat by concentrating kinetic energy.

Obviously more investigation is necessary.

Jeremy Pallant · 03-05-2002, 06:41 AM

More information, including more details of the criticism leveled against the pending Science article is available at <a href="http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0210/baard.php" target="_blank">The Village Voice</a>.

Corwin · 03-05-2002, 07:43 AM

Here's hoping it works anyway....

ohwilleke · 03-05-2002, 09:19 AM

Life imitates art I guess. The movie version with Keanu Reeves was pretty good. Still, I'm too cold fusion shy to trust easily. It should be an easy experiment to replicate if its right.

bluefugue · 03-05-2002, 10:47 AM

I still remember the cold fusion flap of '88... discussing it with my teacher in science class. Here's hoping this one turns out to be the real thing, but I won't hold my breath.

graden1 · 03-05-2002, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Malaclypse the Younger:
<strong>It seems superficially plausible: It's known that cavitation can produce significant amounts of heat by concentrating kinetic energy.

Obviously more investigation is necessary.</strong>

Is this related in any way to sonoluminesence? And did I even come close to spelling it right?

Grady

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03-04-2002, 06:10 PM	#2
Answerer Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 3,956	Finally, I have waited a long time for this, abundant energy will be ours soon and without polluting the environment.However, I don't think that nuclear are really that possible now as there is still lots of problems remained unresolved.

03-04-2002, 08:00 PM	#3
elwoodblues Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Dunmanifestin, Discworld Posts: 4,836	Keep an eye on this one, folks. This is one way it might happen. A bolt from the blue, seemingly out of nowhere, and ten years later the world is a changed place... The physics of this are really beyond my experience, though, so I can't say much about feasibility or believability, much less what has to be done to make this a viable energy source. Anyone have any experience with this type of physics? I've never even heard of it until today, though I'm going to study up on it first chance I get...

03-05-2002, 12:48 AM	#4
Vorkosigan Contributor Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Barrayar Posts: 11,866	<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38511-2002Mar4.html" target="_blank">Could it be for real?</a> "Nuclear physicists split yesterday into camps of excitement and skepticism after a group of scientists announced it may have created nuclear fusion -- the awesome power that fuels the sun -- in a device the size of two coffee cups stacked one atop the other."

03-05-2002, 04:23 AM	#5
Malaclypse the Younger Regular Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: nowhere Posts: 416	It seems superficially plausible: It's known that cavitation can produce significant amounts of heat by concentrating kinetic energy. Obviously more investigation is necessary.

03-05-2002, 06:41 AM	#6
Jeremy Pallant Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tucson, Arizona, USA Posts: 1,242	More information, including more details of the criticism leveled against the pending Science article is available at <a href="http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0210/baard.php" target="_blank">The Village Voice</a>.

03-05-2002, 07:43 AM	#7
Corwin Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,369	Here's hoping it works anyway....

03-05-2002, 09:19 AM	#8
ohwilleke Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Denver, Colorado, USA Posts: 4,834	Life imitates art I guess. The movie version with Keanu Reeves was pretty good. Still, I'm too cold fusion shy to trust easily. It should be an easy experiment to replicate if its right.

03-05-2002, 10:47 AM	#9
bluefugue Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,427	I still remember the cold fusion flap of '88... discussing it with my teacher in science class. Here's hoping this one turns out to be the real thing, but I won't hold my breath.

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