 Bubbles from a sonofusion experiment emit light only from the reaction of the bubbles collapsing on one another - Courtesy UIUC
Several scientists, originally debunked due to flaws in their experiment, believe they have once again proven the existence of cold fusion
PhysOrg is
reporting that a team of researchers may have a concrete experiment proving
their original cold fusion hypothesis using sonofusion.
Sonofusion, or bubble fusion, has been long hypothesized as a method of
producing a fusion reaction on a microscopic scale. In a nutshell,
scientists have expected to trigger sonofusion by directing high frequency sound
waves at various types of liquids. When bubbles are introduced into the
liquid, the high frequency of the sound waves causes the bubbles to
collapse. In certain conditions, some scientists theorize that the
bubbles collapse with such force that they actually trigger microscopic
thermonuclear reactions.
Traditionally, scientists can detect the presence of fusion reactions by measuring
the neutron count in the liquid after the experiment. In experiments in
the past, scientists attempted to prove bubble fusion but have been thwarted by
an inability to prove that neutrons were actually emitting from the bubble collapses
rather than external sources.
Currently, the reaction takes many more magnitudes of energy to create than it emits
-- as have all hot and cold fusion devices created to date.
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