STMicroelectronics (STM) recently filed a patent: http://www.google.com/patents/US20130243143
This is a research reactor. STM intends to test a variety of transition metals including nickel(Ni), palladium(Pd), platinum(Pt), tungsten(W), titanium(Ti), iron(Fe), cobalt(Co) and alloys between two or more of such transition metals. Also they intend to test a variety of triggering mechanisms such as thermal shock, RF pulses, electric current pulses, electron beams, and magnetic fields.
The reactor is designed to run between 100 and 500 degrees Celsius. A magnetic field between 1 and 70000 gauss and electric fields between 1 V/m and 300,000 V/m
can be applied.
Before a production LENR reactor leaves the factory it should be well characterized in terms of the radiation, transmutation, and reaction products expected. We don't have to know the theory but we have to know what to expect from its operation.
STMicroelectronics has been active in LENR since 1994. Originally they were hoping to create a solid state LENR battery, but recently they have focused in on Ni-H gas devices. This reactor is a welcome commitment of money and resources.
