Scientist Says He Stands by Fusion Data

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A nuclear scientist at Purdue said Wednesday that he would cooperate with the university's review of his fusion research. "From a technical point, we stand by our data," said the scientist, Dr. Rusi P. Taleyarkhan, a professor of nuclear engineering.

In 2002, scientists led by Taleyarkhan, who was then at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, announced that they had achieved fusion, the melding of hydrogen atoms to produce light and energy, in a small tabletop device by blasting a jar of solvent with strong ultrasound vibrations.

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Scientist Says He Stands by Fusion Data

Scientists who have tried to reproduce the experiment say they have not seen any signs of fusion. An article in the journal Nature reports today that several faculty members at Purdue, inc...

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