1290: NASA Detects Lattice Confinement Fusion

A team of NASA researchers seeking a new energy source for deep-space exploration missions, recently revealed a method for triggering nuclear fusion in the space between the atoms of a metal solid. I felt compelled to find out more.

Lawrence Forsley is a senior experimental physicist with NASA, research fellow at the University of Texas, and CTO of Global Energy Corporation.

During the past 45 years, he has worked with laser fusion, mirror fusion, tokamaks, modular bremsstrahlung sources, sonoluminescence, and bulk Pd/D electrolysis and the patented co-deposition protocol.

Lawrence specializes in temporally, spatially, and spectrally resolving infrared through gamma-ray energy photons, charged particles, and neutrons. He is an author or co-author of over 40 scientific papers and book chapters.

In his spare time, he’s developed and deployed autonomous seismic sensors around the world and applied space-based Differential Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (DInSAR) to places hard to write home from, let alone pronounce.

We discuss the methods to drive and monitor condensed matter nuclear reactions in industrial, US Navy, and NASA laboratories, with an eye toward a clean, energy-rich future.

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[jasonbrownlow]

This is indeed an amazing interview. I'm continually stunned that this type of information is hiding in interviews and on NASA's site.

[erikolafsen]

Hahaha, he is SO careful not to say "Cold Fusion". Good interview though, very interesting.

[sean_vikoren]

Very nice interview...see you over in podland.

[samann]

I have been studying LENR aka CF since 1989 the year I graduated. I think I know the exact conditions under which LENR takes place. I wish I get an opportunity to conduct research.

[cybervigilante]

So a byproduct of lattice confinement would be helium. We could transport stuff with cheap-to-run, low-pollution blimps. It's a win-win. However, I can't even fathom why there is "pushback." The upside is Incredible, and the only downside is even if it doesn't work, you learn more physics. As for heat and steam-engines, just use MHD instead. Nuclear cellphones - what a concept!

[mallikarjunpatil]

Sir gravity and quark lensing for electro magnetic propulsion cause mass is effected by gravity mass is in the proton quark

[brane]

Pons and Fleischman must be dying from laughter now...

[annoyed]

Using this with low grade fission fuel in a hybrid setup is another way to scale up.

[sxdrujandis]

I'm wondering why developing for space is the priority as this would be much more useful in a medium sized generators for more immediate use?

[cybervigilante]

There is a theory that the sun itself uses lattice confinement.

[WWarthog]

So where are the links mentioned in the video?? It "would" help if you had included those.

[pinklloyd]

All that to basically boil a kettle...?

[keysersmoze]

Nobody asks the big question. Bomb? Heavy water is easier to get than plutonium or U235.

[hariseldon]

... and so why do we have some dislikes? weird people out there...

[zavatone]

At the 50 second mark, the narrater says moe-deling What is moe-deling?