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Sonofusion
Room temperature fusion using sound frequencies
Overview
"Sonoluminescence arises from acoustic cavitation -- the formation,
growth and implosion of small gas bubbles in a liquid blasted with sound waves
above 18,000 cycles per second. The collapse of these bubbles generates
intense local heating." (PhysOrg; Mar. 2, 2005)
 Sonofusion
Just Now Starting to Go Mainstream - Considering the recent media
fawning of the Purdue bench top fusion results, Leslie R. Pastor points out
other sonofusion research as well as other energy alternatives that are
being overlooked, similar to the AC v DC controversy of Edison's time. (PESN;
July 14, 2005)
- Russ
George and Roger Stringham's Involvement in Sonofusion -
Clarification about who played what role along the lines of prior art in
this field of fusion by cavitation; spurred by a question posted by cold
fusion expert, Steven B. Krivit. (PESN; July 25, 2005)
 Purdue
investigates professor's tabletop nuclear fusion research
- Purdue University is reportedly investigating the research of
Professor Rusi Taleyarkhan, who said he produced nuclear fusion in a
tabletop experiment. (PhysOrg; March 8, 2006) Sonofusion
research examination committee completes review - Cryptic press
release speaks both of technological potential of ambient temperature
fusion via sound waves, as well as importance of integrity in reporting;
says matter will be handled as a confidential internal affair. (PESN;
June 20, 2006)- Bubble Fusion Researcher Faces Fraud Trial
- In 2001, Rusi P. Taleyarkhan claimed in 2001 to have successfully produced a positive net energy bubble fusion
reaction. The New York Times now reports that a congressional hearing is under way against Rusi P. Taleyarkhan, even though Purdue University has already
cleared the scientist of any wrongdoing.
(Slasndot; May 11, 2007)
- Thermonuclear
Squeeze: Altered method extends bubble-fusion claim - An overview of
the present status of the field, touching on the recent reports, one
up-coming report, and the skeptics. (Science News; Jan. 21, 2006)
- The
new sound of fusion - State-of-the-art science is capable of
tapping sources of infinite energy and has been since the 1950s. The problem
is, it has so far proved impossible to control this process. The energy is
released in titanically destructive bursts. (Business-Standard; Mar.
18, 2004)
- Sonofusion
Going Mainstream - Can a collapsing bubble unleash huge amounts of
energy? (ZPEnergy / New
Scientist; Jan. 25, 2005)
- How
to Wean America Off Fossil Fuels in 15 Years - A review of the
Arlington Institute Report: 'A Strategy: How To Move America Away
from Oil.' "Wild card game changers include everything from
over-unity devices to cold fusion to sonoluminescence." (EV
World; Mar. 20, 2004)
Research
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- Purdue
Findings Support Earlier Nuclear Fusion Experiments - Researchers at
Purdue University have new evidence supporting earlier findings by other
scientists who designed an inexpensive "tabletop" device that uses
sound waves to produce nuclear fusion reactions. (Purdue University; July
12, 2005)
- Bubble
Fusion takes next hurdle - Haiko LIetz says the potential for
cavitation to induce nuclear fusion lets physicists think in new directions
of energy production. (ZPEnergy; July 18, 2005)
- More
Evidence for Tabletop Fusion - Slashdot post about Purdue
University's statistically significant evidence that their tabletop fusion
experiments were successful. Notes that it still doesn't surpass a
break-even point. (Slashdot; July 17, 2005)
- Bench
Top Sonofusion at Purdue and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - IEEE
reports apparatus that produces nuclear fusion inside tiny vapor bubbles may
one day give us cheap, clean, and virtually limitless energy. (PESN;
April 28, 2005)
- Evidence
Bubbles Over To Support Tabletop Nuclear Fusion Device (ScienceDaily;
Mar. 3, 2004) - Inexpensive process generates nuclear reactions by creating
tiny bubbles, which implode with tremendous force. New
York Times and Physics
News opine, "many scientists [see] uncomfortable resemblance to
'cold fusion' which has now been discredited." Actually "cold
fusion" has been proven soundly. PES review pending in a few
days. (Submitted by Marc Plotkin)
Read latest reports at: Google
News > Sonofusion
- Temperature
inside collapsing bubble 4x that of Sun - Using a technique employed
by astronomers to determine stellar surface temperatures, chemists at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have measured the temperature
inside a single, acoustically driven collapsing bubble. "We used to
talk about the bubble forming a hot spot in an otherwise cold liquid.
What we know now is that inside the bubble there is an even hotter spot, and
outside of that core we are seeing emission from a plasma." (PhysOrg;
Mar 2, 2005)
- Students
see the light: ISU pair succeeds in creating sonoluminescence - The
extreme energy present in the experiment has been compared by researchers to
processes occurring in the sun. (Idaho State Journal; Mar. 15, 2004)
- More
Bang From The Bubble? - "Sonofusion" may one day outshine
other nuclear methods in generating energy. (Business Week; Mar. 29,
2004)
Related Sites
Index created by Sterling
D. Allan, March 2, 2004
Last updated May 12, 2007
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