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Desktop Cold Fusion Reconsidered

Posted by samzenpus on from the tabletop-sun dept.

Armchair Anarchist writes "Nature.com reports on Rusi Taleyarkhan of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, who is once again claiming to have achieved ultrasound-induced fusion in deuterium-enriched acetone. Other experts are sceptical, but Taleyarkhan is keen to have other scientists check his results."

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  1. Sonofusion != Cold fusion by Quiet_Desperation · · Score: 1, Redundant

    The temperature inside the bubbles is at the levels of traditional fusion.

  2. Re:Defending cold fusion and talkin' about Chewbac by saifatlast · · Score: 0, Redundant

    He's using the Chewbacca defense folks!

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  3. I like the article caption... by heatdeath · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Imploding bubbles, caught on film emitting light. Are they emitting energy too? ...

    *cry*

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  4. Re:Not Cold Fusion by Surt · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Technically, a century is a period of 100 years, not necessarily starting at a year numbered xx00 in the Christian calendar, so he could have meant 'earlier in the last 100 years', which is interestingly enough probably what he was trying to express.

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