Curious about how long they were working on this before HERMES.
The earliest I've found so far.
A bit of history.... Also a wealth of expertise... Impressive skill set.
2004
"The 2H(d,p)3H Reaction in Metallic Media at Very Low Energies"
K. Czerski1,2, A. Huke1, P. Heide1 and G. Ruprecht1
Published 16 October 2004 • 2004 EDP Sciences
Europhysics Letters, Volume 68, Number 3
Citation K. Czerski et al 2004 EPL 68 363
Abstract
Based on our experimental studies of the electron screening effect in the 2H(d,p)3H reaction for five deuteron-implanted solid targets (C,Al,Zr,Pd,Ta), theoretical calculations have been performed within an improved dielectric function theory. The theory describes correctly the observed target material dependence of the screening energies, underestimating, however, the absolute values by about a factor of 2. Applying an effective screening energy approach, the theoretical cross-sections, thick-target yields as well as nuclear reaction rates have been calculated down to the energies corresponding to the conditions of so-called cold-fusion experiments. This allows for a comparison of the experimental results at higher energies with those achieved in the heavy-water electrolysis expericontainment
Source.EPI - A Letters Journal Exploring the Frontiers of Physics
Interesting that I continue to think CMNS research will yield improved targets, better containment (at lower energies) for hot fusion designs.
I realize this might be a misguided thought of mine. Just a hunch.
Curious also about the contributions of the MIT CleanHME team. Peter Hagelstein gave the opening lecture at the first meeting of the consortium.
Source
The University of Szczecin is a public university in Szczecin, western Poland. It is the biggest university in West Pomerania, with 33,267 students and a staff of nearly 1,200.
Clean Energy from Hydrogen-Metal Systems - Sep 22, 2020
Opening Lecture
"History of Low Energy Nuclear Reactions" P. Hagelstein, MIT, USA
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http://fiz.usz.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/CleanHME_KoM_program_new1.pdf
Clean Energy from Hydrogen-Metal Systems – CleanHME –
Kick-Off Meeting of the Project Consortium supported by the EU grant 951974:
FETPROACT-EIC-05-2019 Boosting emerging technologies
Breakthrough zero-emissions energy generation for full decarbonization
23.09.-25.09.2020, University of Szczecin, Poland
The main aim of the project is to develop a new, clean, safe, compact and very efficient energy source based on Hydrogen-Metal systems, which could be a breakthrough for both private use as well as for industrial applications.
Organizers:
Institute of Physics Faculty of Physical, Mathematical and Natural Sciences
University of Szczecin, Poland ul. Wielkopolska 15, 70-451 Szczecin
Organizing Committee:
K. Czerski, N. Targosz-Ślęczka, M. Kaczmarski, A. Kowalska, Edyta Kowalczyk-Łuc
Combination of the face-to-face conference and on-line participation (MS Teams platform)
- 10:30 Opening Lecture: History of Low Energy Nuclear Reactions (P. Hagelstein, MIT, USA, 30’ talk, recorded)
- 11:00 Plenary Lecture: Present Status and Perspectives of Low Energy Nuclear Reactions (J. Kasagi Tohoku University, Japan, 25’ talk + 5’ discussion)
- 11:30 Clean Energy from Hydrogen-Metal Systems: Problems to Solve (K. Czerski, University of Szczecin, Poland)
- 12:00 HERMES Project, (Pekka Peljo, University of Turku, Finnland)
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch (catering)
- 13:30 Electrolysis experiments, (J.P. Biberian, VEGATEC, France)
- 14:00 Gas loading experiments (F. Celani, INFN, Italy)
- 14:30 Accelerator experiments (M. Lipoglavsek, Josef Stefan Institute, Slovenia)
- 15:00 He-4 detection and correlation to the heat excess (D. Alexandrov, Lakehead University, Canada)
15:30 – 17:30 A short boat trip around the port of Szczecin
17:30 Catering
- 18:00 Evening Public Lecture: Hot Nuclear Fusion, (M. Jakubowski, Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Greifswald, Germany)
- 18:40 Evening Public Lecture: Climate Change and Energy Production Policy (Jacques Ruer, SART von Rohr, France)
Thursday, September 24
- 9:00 Structure and research program of the CleanHME, K.Czerski (USZ)
- 9:20 WP1 and WP7: Project Managing and Dissemination, N. Targosz-Sleczka (USZ), A. Kovacs (BET)
- 9:40 WP2: Accelerator experiments, K. Czerski (USZ) + S. Bartalucci (INFN) + M. Lipoglavsek (JSI)
- 10:00 WP3: Gas Loading Experiments (Bulk Materials) and Detection Systems, Bo Hoistad (UU) + E. Mariotti (UniSi)
- 10:20 WP3: Gas Loading Experiments (Powder Materials), VEGA + FUT
- 10:40 WP3: Liquid/solid systems, A. Carpinteri (PoliTo)
11:00 -11:20 Coffee Break
- 11:10 WP4: Preparation of active materials, Ch. Leroux (CNRS)
- 11:30 WP5: Theoretical Analysis, K. Czerski, V. Vysotskii
- 11:50 WP6: Application and Design of HME sources, SART
- 12:10 -13:10 Presentation of Commercial Companies and Research Associations (10’ for each, not presented before):
- Cyril Calatrava, SART
- Jozef Zlomanczuk, UU
- Guido Parchi, FUT
- Arnaud Kodeck, LAKOCO
- Andras Kovacs, BET
- Robert Michel, VEGATEC
13:10 – 15:00 Lunch in chosen restaurants
15:00 -16:10 Discussion within WPs (separate conference rooms at the MS Teams platform)
- WP1&WP7: N. Targosz-Ślęczka, A. Kovacs, room 305
- WP2&WP5: F. Metzler, S. Bartalucci, M. Lipoglavsek, room 319
- WP3: Bo Höistad, J.P. Biberian, G. Parchi, F. Michel, room 315
- WP4&WP6: Ch. Leroux (CNRS), Jacques Ruer (SART), room 321
16:10 – 16:30 Coffee Break
- 16:30 - 17:30 Panel discussion and conclusions, Chair: Jean-Paul Biberian
- 19:00 23:00 Conference Dinner, Wyszak Browar Rodzinny, ul. Msciwoja II 8, 70-535 Szczecin
Friday, 25 September
- 10:00 Research Managing (Reporting) of the Project, A. Kovacs (BET)
- 10:30 Financial Managing (Reporting) of the Project, A. Bartoszewska (Regional Contact Point, H’2020), E. Kowalczyk-Łuc (USZ)
- 11:00 Time Schedule of the Project, A. Kowalska (AM)
11:30 11:50 Coffee Break
- 11:50 -13:30 General Assembly Meeting:
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch (catering)
- 14:30 Meeting of the Steering Board
- 15:00 Meeting of individual WP participants
- 15:30 Final remarks and closing the conference, Bo Höistad
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Further reading on another historical perspective.
JANUARY 29, 2013 BY RUBY CARAT
Cold Fusion 101 video lectures with Professor Peter Hagelstein: “Jobs are opening up in this field”
MIT IAP short course Cold Fusion 101 is taking place and Jeremy Rys is posting video.
Video link