National Instruments Confirms Rossi Version Of Relationship
One of the major stories adding to the worry surrounding Andrea Rossi’s eCat credibility centred on National Instruments. While no one should have used their apparent involvement as proof of life, there is no doubt that the giant’s ‘presence’ lent an air of substance that is often…
Kitchen Physics – Thermal Calibration
As we await Defkalion’s tests, Steven T offers an example of creative design in the following Guest Post. He proposes an inventive method of mapping the thermal characteristics of a system to gauge future core energy levels with relative ease. “Kitchen Physics 101: Bare Reactor Calibration Control…
$1m Challenge Is Dead
Dick Smith’s $1m challenge to Defkalion ended when the Australian businessman pulled out. Citing Defkalion’s insistence on secrecy as a deal killer, Smith will watch the outcome of the forthcoming Hyperion tests before deciding what to do next. The result is unsurprising given the Aussie’s determination to…
Defkalion Responds
Defkalion GT has posted a reply to Dick Smith on their forum The gist of it is that they will do nothing until he makes it official. They say that their protocols have been accepted by ‘leading world authorities’ but they are willing to negotiate alterations (such…
eCat Scepticism And Defkalion Tests
My son asked me where I stood on the Rossi/Defkalion spectrum the other day. It was just after we found out that the 1MW plant was still in Bologna and had never been physically shipped anywhere. I told him then that I had taken a step back…
National Instruments – Not
Recent revelations about NI’s non-involvement in the eCat story have been confirmed by the man himself. I wanted to let this news settle before writing a post that rounds up recent events. In the meantime, here’s Rossi: Andrea Rossi February 19th, 2012 at 2:52 PM Dear Lu…
A Blank Slate
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Defkalion Video
A video from Defkalion. This appears to be the bare Hyperion at the centre of the company’s invite to testers. I…
eCat.com Interviews Andrea Rossi
This just in from eCat.com. I’l let it speak for itself as there is little we do not already think we…
Zawodny Clarifies NASA Video
A few days ago, many of us saw the release of the NASA/Zawodny video as an evident shift in that organisation’s…
eCat To Have Inexpensive Global Kittens – Updated
The details behind AR’s 1 million production push are beginning to gel thanks to a comprehensive interview on The Smart Scarecrow…