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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (96937)12/4/2012 8:39:27 AM
From: bart13  Respond to of 219931
 
...cold fusion [invented by Stanley Pons and Marty Fleischmann though cold fusion never amounted to much because they didn't get their technique right - they just bunged hydrogens together and hoped for the best].

LENR seems promising, very little hype, but is at best years away. Not a filed of expertise for me though.



To: Maurice Winn who wrote (96937)12/4/2012 8:49:46 AM
From: Metacomet  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 219931
 
Only in a supernova is it possible to create atoms with 30 protons, 40 protons, 50 protons or even 60 protons. Nature prefers even numbers for stability, but every so often, the star will forge an odd-numbered atom, a real rarity: gold!
npr.org

Do it in your backyard with a gallon of oil and a blowtorch......