Re: Sonofusion Revisited

From: Don Lancaster (don_at_tinaja.com)
Date: 08/19/04


Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 11:25:03 -0700

sanman wrote:
>
> So I decided to surf around to see if there's anything new in the
> bubble world of ultrasonic fusion:
>
> http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_13/b3876099.htm
>
> http://www.impulsedevices.com/articles_001funding.html
>
> So has anything substantially new happened to make sonofusion look
> more realistic? Or are Impulse Devices simply cashing in on being able
> to sell "test rigs" to big companies, while sitting on patents in the
> hopes of cashing in on someone else being able to successfully harness
> it in the future?

The most credible of sonoluminescence experiments seem to be many orders
of magnitude away from any true fusion effects.

While sonofusion has not been completely ruled out, its prospects appear
dim at best.

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