I just found this paper from Germany, university of Bremen and German Aerospace Agency.
QuoteDisplay MoreReport on Investigations to Examine LENR with CGDE (see on research gate)
Andis Dembovskis - German Aerospace Agency (DLR), Robert-Hooke-Str.7,Bremen 28359, Germany
Lars Robben - University of Bremen, Leobener Straße NW2, Bremen 28359, Germany
This paper is motivated by wish to witness LENR (Low Energy Nuclear Reaction) effect and to develop a step-by-step guide on how to build a basic LENR observation demonstrator, to introduce this topic to wider scientific discussion. The CGDE (Contact Glow Discharge Electrolysis) process is chosen to be used as the experimental means to investigate the feasibility of the LENR process.
To accomplish this work, plasma electrolysis experiments in water (H2O) and heavy water (Deuterium oxide, D2O), with DC and pulsed DC power supplies were carried out, using different electrode materials of high purity. Afterwards, the electrodes were examined by EDX (Electron Dispersive X-ray microscopy) measurements to search for hints of element transmutations.
This paper starts with overviewing motivation and background of LENR research, and continues with detailed experimental set-up description, step by step guide of activities taken, describes used measurement methods and the experimental results.
The following was observed during analysis:
- In setup with Al+Pt – Si traces found. Accounted to contamination.
- In setup with Ni+Pt – no Cu found, Si found, even more than in case with Al.
- In setup with W+Pt – no unexpected elements found, no Si.
It is very difficult to interpret the results measured. In case Si was found in all setups, including W+Pt, one could safely assume it being contamination. The proposed element transmutation by LENT theories, that the basis element would acquire or release additional proton, making new nearby element, was not conclusively observed in measurement results, due absence of Cu in Ni+Pt and Re in W+Pt experimental setups respectively.
Thus, based on acquired hands on knowledge during experiments with CGDE, both authors concluded that the efforts made do not present solid evidence of successfully replicated element transmutation.
Yet an open question is the found Si presence in the first two experiments. Apart of insisting it to come from experimental tools or experiment holding plastic bags, an optimistic researcher could guess its relation to the Pt used. Since in W experiment there was very less of Pt consumed, whereas at Ni experiment there was about 5cm of Pt wire dissolved during experiment.
This article is not a real breakthrough, even if it is intriguing, but it shows some new interest, especially by researchers from... Aerospace industry. Again.
