[ RadSafe ] Fusion research inquiry

[Baumbaugh, Joel SPAWAR]

We have some researchers that were and still are interested/intrigued what went on "chemically" w/the original cold-fusion reaction(s).  I'm not a professional chemist (nor do I play one on TV),  but I understand that there were some interesting things going on with the palladium matrix - and the experiments kept generating tritium.  Go Figure!

Joel Baumbaugh (joel.baumbaug at navy.mil

SSC-SD...

Std. Disclaimer.... Just my personal opinion/words/thoughts, not necessarily those of my employer, the U.S. Navy...



I'm unaware of any government-sponsored research on the subject (though I wouldn't be surprised if the DOE was spending millions on it), but there is a California company that's been working on a fusion energy source:

I discovered the company when Dr. Gaitan posted a message on Radsafe last year.  I was intrigued, so I checked out their website.  I don't know how successful they might eventually be, but it was certainly fascinating to read about (and I wish them the best of luck!).

"RADsavers"

Just for my curiosity. As you may be aware quite some time ago (safety issues with respect to) two peculiar types of fusion were discussed. I am wondering what the current research (status) is on "cold fusion" (Fleischman and Pons story)  and RF "bubble fusion" (acoustic cavitation with nuclear emissions as published in Science 295, 2002, 1868-1873). Has any progress been made, or have all research efforts on these subjects decayed. Thanks in advance for your update.