The Evening Wrap, 6/30

I wonder what happens if the Rossi device is no good? There is some speculation in the comments of Krivit's blog that the reputation of LENR will harmed just as "cold fusion" was. If that happens, it would be tragic. But what can you do?

I think that fusion by some other than tokomaks is very likely. It may come by way of Rossi's device, if not, by some other. It could be polywell, or focus fusion, or some other method I am not familiar with yet.

As I wrote before, in order to have fusion, you need two things 1) energy and 2) confinement. It is also true that fusion itself is not that difficult. The difficult part is in controlling it so as to produce a net energy outcome.

I am not convinced that confinement has to be a super difficult task. Nor, is it inevitable that it too difficult to control a reaction.

Just today, I saw a fusion method being contemplated by a NASA scientist. I did some calculations on it and it appeared to be, for want of a better way to express it, disappointing. My calculations show that to burn enough hydrogen in order to consume 1 gram would take thousands of years. That doesn't mean that it can't work, but in its present configuration as described, it would seem not likely. There is the usual statement that many years of research is necessary in order to develop the idea. One sees this kind of thing often.

But the world needs results today. Does Rossi have the answers, or will it have to come from someplace else? There are solutions. The question is if we have the will to find them?