Cold Fusion: The Continuing Mystery In March of 1989, a discovery was made that rocked the scientific world. Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischman had announced that they were able to create and sustain a cold fusion process. After intense media attention, and corresponding interest in future test, the subject seemed to have faded away. Future tests proved inconclusive, and when the quick promise of easy energy didn’t materialize, most quickly forgot the subject. Little is said about the continuing
Cold Fusion Research Paper As the world becomes more aware of the growing need for a more abundant energy supply, one energy source has been swept under the carpet and virtually ignored. This source is cold fusion. Cold fusion is: “A reaction that occurs under certain conditions in supersaturated metal hydrides (metals with lots of hydrogen or heavy hydrogen dissolved in them). It produces excess heat, helium, and a very low level of neutrons. In some experiments the host metal has been transmuted
after reading several, I still had no luck in finding an article I was passionate about. This was when I came across an article regarding the beneficial possibilities of cold fusion nuclear reactions. I knew about nuclear power plants and how they used nuclear fission to produce power, conversely I had no idea what cold fusion was. I decided to delve further,
I looked back at my house, the green peeling paint on the door, the ripped screen door, the huge window at the top of the house, from which you could see into my room, and I only had one thought, this is no longer my home. I tore my gaze away from the house and entered the car. The floor had so much of our boxes and suitcases, I was forced to lift my feet so I could fit. My neighbors weren’t home yet, so I wasn’t able to say goodbye to them. I wished they were there. I’d always been really close
Awakening, after getting very little sleep that night, I knew today was not going to go well. My mom had dreaded this day for weeks now. The thought of my sister leaving was destroying her. My dad and I didn’t think about it that much, because we knew she would be home to visit often. Loading the car with my sister’s clothes and other essentials, the only thing anyone said to me was, “Bryce can you grab this for your sister?” and “Bryce hold this so your sister doesn’t have to.” It took about an
Is Nuclear Fusion a Feasible Source of Power? Abstract: Nuclear fusion may be an effective solution to the energy problem in today?s world. Fusion is environmentally friendly and has the potential to generate massive amounts of power. It is evident that the Sun?s power is fueled by nuclear fusion. Recent advancements such as ITER and NIF may bring us closer to being able to use fusion. We find that nuclear fusion is a long-term solution to a continuing problem. Introduction: Since the
There are some inventions that made a remarkable mark on human societies. One of them being the atomic bomb. The atomic bomb created by nuclear fission a reaction in which a heavy nucleus splits spontaneously or on impact with another particle, with the release of energy. It was invented by Otto Hahn and his assistant Fritz Strassmann in December 17, 1938. Then with the help of Robert Oppenheimer, David Bohm, Leo Szilard, Eugene Wigner, Otto Frisch, Rudolf Peierls, Felix Bloch, Niels Bohr, Emilio
Pons and Fleischmann should have tried to communicate their discovery better. They should have shared information with everyone else and helped them so they could also reach cold fusion. Instead of saying “You aren’t doing the experiment right.” that is not helping anyone at all. They should have gone to the lengths Marshall did to try to prove their findings. If they had that much determination to be heard then, maybe they wouldn’t have been rejected and eventually accepted like Marshall and Warren
gas consisting of approximately equal numbers of positively charged ions and negatively charged electrons. Figure: Plasma globe (courtesy: Martin Koppe) Classification of plasma: Figure: Classification of Plasma What is Cold Plasma? Cold plasmas are those with Te >> Tgas. It is obtained in low pressure discharges or in short pulse discharges as Dielectric Barrier Discharges or ns discharges. What is Hot Plasma? Hot plasmas, or better thermal plasmas, are those with Te~Tgas
Council Today I am writing you a report analysing the viability of the use of Nuclear Fusion as a energy source in your community. I will analyse the feasibility of this kind of nuclear power in your community by firstly explaining what nuclear fusion is and how it works. I will then use calculations to estimate how this new energy produced could compare to the amount of energy used by the city currently. Nuclear Fusion occurs when two small nuclei fuse to form a larger nucleus (this is not to be confused