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February 10, 2012 - Nanospire, Inc. is announcing successful completion of its investigation of fusion produced by the phenomena of cavitation in water, providing profound implications for the utilities and energy industries. Under the right conditions, cavitation, a form of boiling, can produce high speed jets as the cavitation bubbles collapse.NanoSpire has pioneered the controlled formation and aiming of these (known as re-entrant) jets, resulting in four recently issued patents. The technology reaches across many markets, including many applications in nanotechnology and energy. Examples of core applications include nano/micro fabrication, targeted drug delivery, microsurgery, photovoltaic solar, cost-effective algae oil extraction for producing biodiesel and fusion.
A laser, ultrasound or other energy source is used to create small high-energy vapor bubbles through phase transition. The collapse of cavitation bubbles in close proximity to a wall generate supersonic liquid microjets naturally pointed towards a wall or other restriction to the collapse of the bubble. NanoSpire’s patented methods build on, but go beyond the energetic process seen in nature. The size, strength and direction of cavitation reentrant microjets can be controlled by our patented methods to a very high degree of accuracy. Cavitation microjets can travel at up to Mach 4 and are capable of drilling a hole as small as a few nanometers in a diamond. Multiple controlled bubbles are also possible allowing lines to be machined as well as other form factors and machining applications. Cavitation allows a high aspect ratio machining to be obtained and is very repeatable.
Originally posted by danj3ris
That's nice.
Except I find it discouraging that one of it's selling points is "cost-effective algae oil extraction for producing biodiesel and fusion".
So we have this super awesome source of energy, and we're gonna use it to keep making hydrocarbon based fuel?
That's nice. Still on hydrocarbons..
We're never gonna get invited to the galactic party.
Zero-point energy is the lowest possible energy that a quantum mechanical physical system may have; it is the energy of its ground state.
The calculation that underlies the Casimir experiment, a calculation based on the formula predicting infinite vacuum energy, shows the zero-point energy of a system consisting of a vacuum between two plates will decrease at a finite rate as the two plates are drawn together. The vacuum energies are predicted to be infinite, but the changes are predicted to be finite. Casimir combined the projected rate of change in zero-point energy with the principle of conservation of energy to predict a force on the plates. The predicted force, which is very small and was experimentally measured to be within 5% of its predicted value, is finite.[12] Even though the zero-point energy is theoretically infinite, there is as yet no practical evidence to suggest that infinite amounts of zero-point energy are available for use, that zero-point energy can be withdrawn for free, or that zero-point energy can be used in violation of conservation of energy.
The discovery of the zero point energy based LeClair Effect triggering fusion, fission and large scale elemental transmutation by Mark LeClair and Serge Lebid was historic and could solve both the energy and natural resource crisises. The LeClair Effect explains excess heat and transmutation observed in electrolytic cells (Pons, Fleischmann & others) and by hydrodynamic means such as the Griggs pump or sonofusion (ultrasound), cavitation is present in all of them. The current technology could easily provide large scale production of hot water for residential, commercial and industrial hot water at a capital and operating cost far lower than fossil fuel, nuclear and other LENR-based technologies. NanoSpire is currently seeking investors, licensees or joint venture partners to accelerate commercialization and development of the technology.
Originally posted by wmd_2008
reply to post by Raelsatu
Is it just me but I thought zero point energy was got from nothing yet they use a laser whats zero point about that
How much energy to power the laser compared to the work the bubble does!!!
Originally posted by justwokeup
Originally posted by wmd_2008
reply to post by Raelsatu
Is it just me but I thought zero point energy was got from nothing yet they use a laser whats zero point about that
How much energy to power the laser compared to the work the bubble does!!!
Its addressed in the article with quoted figures for energy input and output. However unless these experiments are repeated with an independent review people won't believe it due to the potential for experimental error or deliberate mis-reporting of results.