Fusion In Sonoluminescence (Again)?

srhuston writes "According to a story at the NY Times (first born child req'd, yadda yadda), 'Scientists are again claiming they have made a Sun in a jar, offering perhaps a revolutionary energy source, and this time even some skeptics find the evidence intriguing enough to call for a closer look.' This has been covered here before (First, second, third) but it looks like they claim that the latest round of experiments, using better detectors, 'offer more convincing data that the phenomenon is real'." The scientists involved come from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the Russian Academy of Science; here's their press release.

Comments

Re:Eh? heh

[mveloso]

In other words, because you couldn't do it it's likely not possible? That's not the correct attitude if you practice the scientific method.

Instead of mouthing off, why not try and reproduce the results, then say what your results were?

Re:Eh? heh

[the_2nd_coming]

ok, so, you did not recreate the conditions that these people claim to be needed for success and you use your failure to have the same outcome as a counter example?

that is the stupidest thing I have ever heard.

here...I am going to try to produce the same outcome....

*fills glass with water*....*places straw in water*...*blows into straw producing bubbles in the water*...*shakes glass at same time*....

nope, no fusion...those guys must be on crack.