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I have a fuzzy memory of reading about some experiment where the Casimir effect was used to extract energy, as aluminum foil sheets merged into a solid block of aluminum. Or maybe it was in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, not sure anymore. I am not sure about the aluminum, but you could be thi...

Sorry, it was a movie reference that was meant to be light-hearted. I forget sometimes that not everyone is a pop culture buff.

As to the secret sauce and Rossi, I'm reserving my opinion, though I'm pretty skeptical.

Joseph Chikva wrote:too many secrets

I think what you're saying is the secret ingredient is cooties rat semen?

I think I understand what you're asking. The answer is no. If I'd seen that, I'd probably know Rossi's secret.

What conditions are indicated in charts: presence or absence of certain chemical compound making influence on nuclear reaction cross-section? Where indicated and how indicated. Please clarify. The chart indicates the cross section in barns on the y-axis, and electron volts on the x-axis. See my pos...

For cross section, you want to: 1) goto ENDF 2) Set your target to "58ni; 60ni; 61ni; 62ni; 64ni" 3) Set your reaction to "n,p" (this will show you all reactions producing a proton; go here for a list of reactions) 4) Set your quantity to "sig" (sigma being the symbol for cross-section) Once you hav...

Joseph Chikva wrote:Not only projectile and target but also conditions.

This is specifically in regard to the charts we were discussing from the nndc database. The conditions are indicated in the charts. This doesn't have anything to do with Rossi, per se.

Does anyone know what the various cross sections are for the stable isotopes of Ni? I keep trying to use that NRL site but it confuses the heck out of me. The cross section with regard to what projectile? My understanding of these cross section charts is that it's dependent on two things: the proje...

Now would you happen to know what would happen if a proton fused with Fe-56? Excuse the formatting. Reaction Products Q-value (keV) Threshold (keV) 57Co+γ 6027.82 0.55 0.0 0.0 Some time ago, chrismb passed along a useful link for this sort of thing. http://www.nndc.bnl.gov/qcalc/ What it doesn't sh...

Icarus, might be some relevant info and links for you.
viewtopic.php?t=1647&sid=394077751727d7 ... 40eccfd6b2

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2011/09/falcon-rockets-to-land-on-thei.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=online-news The original concept seemed simple: the spent first stage would parachute down to a splashdown offshore, where it would be recovered by boat and hauled back to shore for re...

KitemanSA, In the internal conversion process, no transmutation is supposed to occur, according to the wiki page you linked and excerpted. However, we've seen claims that Rossi's reactor is transmuting nickel into copper, so it doesn't appear consistent with that observation unless I've misunderstoo...

What kind of explanation would this have except to prove that the measurements were sloppy? From nyteknik: http://www.nyteknik.se/incoming/article3284962.ece/BINARY/Test+of+E-cat+October+6+%28pdf%29 They used a bathroom scale, apparently, calibrated by two people who knew their own weight. * Scale ...

It's hard to imagine how the commission could do a worse job than is done already. I'm looking forward to them showing me, though.