Theory of Condensed Matter Group Special Seminar
October 21st., 2005, at 3.15 pm in the TCM Seminar Room*
Mott Building, Cavendish Laboratory, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0HE
Reproducible Solid-State Nuclear Fusion: Experimental Evidence,
Theoretical Notions, and Possibilities for Commercial Development.
Russ George
Chief Scientific Officer, D2Fusion Inc., San Francisco, USA
ABSTRACT
In this talk I shall describe evidence for the successful induction of nuclear
fusion reactions in the solid state. The evidence includes photographic
evidence for the occurrence of explosions similar to those produced by high-energy
fission fragments, evidence from calorimetry for the generation of heat in
excess of that possible from non-nuclear processes, and helium isotope generation.
The measurements are consistent with each other, indicating fusion rates
of 1011-1013 events per second with a total of 1014-1018
events over long periods of continuous operation. The possibility of accounting
for these observations in terms of the coherent behaviour of populations
of deuterons will be discussed.
As a product of this work, carried out over 16+ years, we are now embarking
on the engineering development of solid-state fusion applications, through
research collaborations with major R&D institutions in the US and Europe.
*default location — will move to the Pippard
Lecture Theatre if numbers dictate
All welcome
Enquiries to Prof. B.D. Josephson, ext. 37260/37254,
bdj10 (at cam.ac.uk)