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Fusion In Sonoluminescence (Again)?

Posted by timothy on from the makes-a-poor-nightlight dept.

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.

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  1. In other scientific news: by jasonfncsu · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    JasonF, a scientist at NCSU, has created a perpetual motion machine!

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  2. SCO by LittleLebowskiUrbanA · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Umm, when is Slashdot going to post something about SCO suing DaimlerChrysler? I submitted it over 2 hrs ago but sigh...

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    1. Re:SCO by emptybody · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      See Here

      "Note: grousing about rejected submissions is Offtopic and usually gets moderated that way. It happens, don't take it personally."

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    2. Re:SCO by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      this article was updated to include the DaimlerChrysler lawsuit http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/04/03/03/1322244.shtml

    3. Re:SCO by LittleLebowskiUrbanA · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I know, I know, but I have karma to burn. I think all of my submissions are rejected because of my opinion of Michael but oh well. I may subscribe once he leaves.

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    4. Re:SCO by emptybody · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      It is already mentioned in the front page article summary:

      SCO Names 1st Lawsuit Target: AutoZone [Updated]

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    5. Re:SCO by LittleLebowskiUrbanA · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Missed that, eating humble pie now. Howev er it wasn't on there when I submitted.

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  3. Well... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    at least you are able to use thousands of dollars in education to look ever so smart to Slashdot. You know what else produces significant caloric heat? My butt.

  4. Re:Weekly Schedule by PhilippeT · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    my life is compleat, time to assend

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  5. Re:Energy by br0ck · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    They're close, all Keanu has to do now is find the right harmonic frequencies and then, provided he can stay clear of the big industry thugs, hurrah, cheap power for all!

  6. OT! how much hits dows /. get ? by demmer · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    i googled around for half an hour... but i cannot find inforation about how many hits slashdot gets a day... today...

    is there a publich hit statistic or something?

    thanks

  7. Re:Important to note... by zeux · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    No, not the same principle, cold fusion means fusion reactions *without* the need for a very high temperature.

    Here we clearly have very high temperatures. Enough to create hot fusion reactions, the same we can produce in tokamaks and H bombs.

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  8. New York Times is pimping their articles again.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    submitting summaries with phony Slashdot userids. At least Salon is honest!

  9. Re:Weekly Schedule by JamesP · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You forgot

    Saturday: ???
    Sunday: Profit!!!

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  10. Classic Karma-whoring example: by ivan256 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Going back to a previous story about the same subject and copying an +5 comment.

  11. Re:Extraterrestrial military applications by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    s/mars/iraq