Last day in Czszecin.
Theresa Benyo
https://iccf25.com/conf-data/iccf-25/files/ICCF25-book-of-abstracts_final.pdf#page=52
Presented thei work about the possibility of fission during LENr reactions.
During some experiments (Fralick-style) of PdAg+D2 gas permeation, some transmutations were observed with EDS and TOF SIMS (Cr,Fe Cu...)
Question is whether some fission may be considered.
Some new experiments were done with Bremsstrahlung gamma beam (below 2.26 MeV photon dissociation to 3MeV above photo dissociation of deuterium) on PdAg+D,
to investigate the screening.
Later some experiment were done at 6MeV (another beam) on DUD3 target, showing evidence of fission.
Other experiments , wet electrolysis, co-deposition at 500mA, to test bubble detectors for neutrons, showed evidences of 2.45MeV to 4MeV energetic neutrons; Some chalcium hydroxide was observed letting suspect transmutations.
There are different hypotheses. Takahashi proposed photofission of Pd to Fe+Ca or Ti+Cr,
and there is also possibility of fission of fused nuclei like d+Pd or d+Ag to Fe+Ti, Mn+Cr, Fe+Cr.
There is a question of the fissibility of those light non actinide nucleus. It should be possible if the nucleus absorbs high energy neutrons or proton, but one can expect 14MeV neutron et 15MeV protons, but it would requires 40-50MeV to fission.
It looks impossible but it seems to happen.
One theory is proposed, an hybrid fusion+fission, where the fusion produces a high energy neutron, that cause the fission.
This theory is under investigation.
JE Kaal
https://iccf25.com/conf-data/iccf-25/files/ICCF25-book-of-abstracts_final.pdf#page=52
present how his theory of the nucleaus (Structured Atomic Model) could explain the transmutation observation in LENR.
His theory propose that the nucleus is polarized and that it thus can absorbe protons or neutrons ins predictable ways, causing stable results, or beta decay, or fission.
He explains his theory in a book ( https://www.abebooks.com/97818…ured-Model-1838128026/plp )
Shyam Sunder Lakesar
https://iccf25.com/conf-data/iccf-25/files/ICCF25-book-of-abstracts_final.pdf#page=53
presented a reanalysis of the results of a previously presented experiments!.
It was electrolysis with graphite anode and Ni cathode.
Previous analysis with EDS showed transmutation, but using different methods, like WDS and ICPMS, the results were finally not significant, and that it could be explained by migration of contaminants.
He warns experimenters about the risk of EDS analysis alone.
Note; the presentation was difficult to follow because of sound problem... I hope it can be recorded again as asked today, as it should be worth watching and reading, for experimenters.
Vladislav Zhigalov
https://iccf25.com/conf-data/iccf-25/files/ICCF25-book-of-abstracts_final.pdf#page=53
presented some experiment usin DVD as detectors for strange tracks near LENr experiment.
Some strange tracks are observed (900x more )neared 20cm of LENr experiments (Parkhomov style), but not further away (blank).
Traces, sometime curvy, sometime periodic, sometime continuous double track...
Considering the work of Urutskoev, it may be evidence of strange particles, UVO...
Analysis of tracks, let consider it may be either
big particle of many dozen of microns,
or smaller one below 10µ. what is surprising is that the force applied is estimated 0.5mN while weight should be 0.02nN, and that is caised melting of the resin with 1500°K increase of temperature...
What can explain that ?
Steven Krivit
https://iccf25.com/conf-data/iccf-25/files/ICCF25-book-of-abstracts_final.pdf#page=54
presented the Widon-Larsen theory.
the idea is first to consider that only multi-body quantum physics could explain LENR.
The mechanisme proposed is that first, surface plasmons electrons are formed at the surface of the hydride, that they acquire collective behavior, making ver ry few heavy electrons who capture the enregy (thus mass) of thousands of other electrons.
Those heavyelectrons get so energetic they could cause a neutronisation reaction (electron+proton produce proton plus neutrino), different from electron capture, as it happens in open space...
a neutron with ultra low motion is created that is then absorbed by nuclei, causing transmutation, energy, gammas, and beta emission.
it is also proposed that gamma are blocked by the high energy electrons who diffuse their energy...
He reminds there will be an event at APS meeting in Las Vegas (soon, forget when) and that he will be there about LENR.
Franck Gordon
https://iccf25.com/conf-data/iccf-25/files/ICCF25-book-of-abstracts_final.pdf#page=54
presented the improvement and measurement about LEC devices.
the physics of LEC is not simple. Recombination of ions is an important point.
Beware of not being an electrochemical device.
Power is improved by 1-2 order of magnitude
Temperature was tested from 0°C to 110°C (thus water is not the cause).
Best insulator were PTFE and silicon rubber.
They tested with deionized water, electrogel electrolyte (like for ECG).
The conclusion if that LEC is a diffusion driven device, not electrochemical.
Many types of electrodes work, but the working function of each electrode must differ.
Franck is open for collaboration.
Robert Christian
https://iccf25.com/conf-data/iccf-25/files/ICCF25-book-of-abstracts_final.pdf#page=55
presented his analysis and proposition to make the LENR domain more mainstream., as a Legitimate Scientific domain.
He took as example how Greta Thunberg caused popular commitment globally, saying that LENr should also trigger such commitment.
For him LENR rejection is the symptoms that scientific community have malfunctionned.
His diagnosis is that most scientific no more listen to evidences.
Calorimetry was rejected, why.
He propose to make things change by some intervention, proposing some goals.
* make some laypeople become activist
* make some wealthy people become donators
* make some students become advocates for the domaine
in the scientific community
* make ignorant uninterested or critics , unopposed or advocate
* make veterans critics, simply outnumbered
He also presented some key to managing social media, like knowing you audience on youtube, to organise differenty the content (even if the contents are same)... you dont sort video the same for scientist,s, activist, or general public.
The trajectory expected is : awarenes -> interest -> ... -> action
He propose outside communication as social experiments
evidences must be transmitted to be really accepted...
He tries to help...
(NB: I missed some point, best would be to contact him - we are in the same team)
Bob Greenyer
https://iccf25.com/conf-data/iccf-25/files/ICCF25-book-of-abstracts_final.pdf#page=55
presented a tornado of experimental results, proposing that toroidal structue emerge from many of them, proposing EVO can explains them.
Many strange results. The shape could be related to Maxwell equations
I admit, it was too much data for me. I suspect he explained much of it already here and on youtube.
Thomas W. Grimshaw
https://iccf25.com/conf-data/iccf-25/files/ICCF25-book-of-abstracts_final.pdf#page=56
presented how LENr could help about Climate Change.
He fears that LENr cannot displace fossil fuel energy as fast as expected,
but he propose it can beside displacing fossil fuel energy, help remove GHG from emission (carbon capture...), by technology improvement, and reduction of GHG emission from constructions of those system.
Similarily it could help recover GHG (direct air capture...), by providing the enregy, of reducing the GHG impact of construction.
Finally it could reduce the impact of climate change by reducing cos of construction of mitagigation infrastructure, like helping to depolute.
It could also, through transmutation, help reduce nuclear waste
Stephen Bannister,
https://iccf25.com/conf-data/iccf-25/files/ICCF25-book-of-abstracts_final.pdf#page=56
Discuss the speed of LENR transition.
It is feared it can be slow
He propose that the huge difference of cost between fossil fuel and LENR (20x according to Jed Rothwell analysis, 200-600 with time), will cause the transition to be very fast.
He presente a first equation, the elacticity of proce of energy, that says that the variation of usage of fossile fuel over the variation of price of alternative energy, is roughly one...
this mean that if the price of LENR is 20x less, then fossile fuel will be used 20x less...
Another proposed equation, is inspired by the firs industrial revolution that tooke 150 years, and he propose that it is because the price of wood was only twice the price of coal...
He propose that the diuration of the energy transition is 150years divided by the ratio of cost reduction (minus 1)... here 20 at the beginning, and probably 200-600...
150 years divided by 20-1 would trigger a transition in 7-8 years...
He concludes that make research in LENr shoul be a priority like Manhattan project was.
It is a pity that cold fusion is not funded like few % of hot fusion.
He conclude we are at the edeg of a 2nd green energy revolution, and a 2nd living standard revolution, a double revolution with an effect 10x times the first industrial revolution..
Jacques Ruer
https://iccf25.com/conf-data/iccf-25/files/ICCF25-book-of-abstracts_final.pdf#page=57
presented an analyse about the resource sustainability of a LENR workd in the next 2 centuries...
He consider that a LENr civilisation will use much LENR, and that electrictity will be the main vector.
He first assume that humanity will peak at 10 billion population as predicted today, and that the energy per capita will be the average of european countrie, 40MWh/human, thus with a total of 40MWh.
He starts by considering the surface need of decarboned energies, few % of the habitable land for solar or wind energy... for fission reactors 40000 big reactors (80x more than today)...LENr will push a decentralised energy system, no grid.
LENR Device will be small, allowing quick production.
LENr will not replace all, but much of it.
But is it sustaibable.
assuming 1000MJ per mole of H (1g) it is 1.4 Mn tons of H2 (clearly sustainable)
same for D2.
If Palladium is consumed like hydrogen, it is not sustainable (we only produce 210t/year, and about 50-100Mn ton would be consumed)
For Nickel, if consumed it is not sustainable as we only produce 3.3Mn tons/y
If Pd or Ni are just catalyst, it is ok.
If Iron is consumed, it is ok.
Titanum also is sustaibale as it is 0.6% of t earth crust
Lithium is 5000 more abundent in seawate as on the land, so it is sustainable.
LENR research need to search if we can used Ti, Mn, Fe instead of Pd or Ni...
One warning is that as usual, public will be reluctant, and education will be required, to develop social acceptance.
David Nagel presented quickly a website with AI results based on the LENR litterature
LENR Explore
publication per year, collaboration between authors, analysis of LENr corpus by cluster of interests...
Maurizio Maggiore of EU comission, but there as private (not representing EU)
discussed about the LENR research in EU, the EU projects like CleanHME, the difficulties to make LENr accepted.
Political consideration are important, and the effect of LENr rejection is that research is done with shoestring, and thus is not of enough quality, justifying not to fund it. a self enforcing policy.
Cold Fusion name is really a problem, it holds a stigma.
Beside that the cmmunity is like blind scientitst trying to understand an elephan, just touching different parts. No general vision.
He remind us that Ohm's law (U=RI!) took 10 years to be accepted.
Choice of name is important
Cold fusion is stigmatized.
Nuclear raise fears.
Quantum is more neutral.
He discussed about a recent paper that sorted, filtered and classified 20 experiments. Charastetic of the results to be considered solid involve some minimum volume of energy, in time and space. Energy should be densified to be convincing.
His plan is :
* from the simplest experiment (dense, clar, reliable),to eliminate criticism
* characterise the results with best instruments (nb: expensive)
* bublish in major journal
* you win
he talk about the Nassisi-Mastromatteo (low power Laser excitation on Pd/D), replicated also by Biberian, and experienced by few people in the conference.
It seems to be the good candidate for a clear experiment.
He also talk of Wendt-Irion (???) tungsten explosion experiment
and of Mosier-Boss electroplating (co deposition)...
He talk about how EU projects may have triggered Arpa-E project (ah, competition)...
He considers that 10 labs trying to replicate few simple experiments, are, TODAY, more important that 10 labs developping more advanced experiments neared to real applications... Time will change, but today replication is key.
He talk also about on challenge for LENR, to manage competences, not only resources.
There is a great need to transmit experience of experience researshers to yound researshers, thus need to attract talents.
Pr Kassagi then discussed about his vision of the domaine and it's history, his personnal experience.
Pr Iwamoura announced a big collaboration project on LENR, with a network of universities, funded by TEET Foundatin, founded by Minoru Toyoda, launched in april 2023.
Anbd he announced next ICCF26 at Morioka in northern Japan, for april-june 2025 at Aiima Center.
Jacques Ruer announced the idea of an Europena event in Stasbourg (France, near German border) in september 2024
It seems unanimous that ICCF25 was well organised. The organisation by Szcsecin team around CleanHME, the service of the Hotel and the event organisation company "Nobel Congressing Ltd" have been appreciated (hybrid events are very hard to manage).
I agree deeply.
Nb: I clearly missed some points in the presentation, as I concede I'm tired.
Best is to contact the authors if you are interested, or else wait for the slide, then the video (I've heard at the end of 2023, but it is not so simple to publish for intellectual property and confidentiality reason)
