(Thanks to Jeane Manning): March 23, 2006 07:00 AM;US Eastern Timezone
He's Back! Cold Fusion Pioneer Dr. Martin Fleischmann Joins D2Fusion Engineering Team to Deliver Long Awaited Energy Devices to the World
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--March 23, 2006--On the 17th anniversary of Dr. Martin Fleischmann's first
public revelation of room temperature, non-radioactive nuclear fusion, D2Fusion,
Inc. is proud to announce Dr. Fleischmann's agreement to serve as its senior
scientific advisor. D2Fusion, a California-based solid state fusion energy firm
with engineering centers in Silicon Valley and Los Alamos, New Mexico, is a
subsidiary of Solar Energy Limited (OTCBB:SLRE). The company will employ Dr.
Fleischmann's experience and expertise to produce prototypes of solid state
fusion heating modules for homes and industry.
In brief,
"cold fusion" involves the fusion of two nuclei of deuterium or heavy hydrogen
into a single helium atom accompanied only by a burst of heat. Unlike
"thermonuclear hot fusion" that requires the plasma-inducing inferno of the sun
or a hydrogen bomb, solid state fusion reactions can be produced at normal
temperatures in certain hydrogen-loving metals without unleashing hot fusion's
dangerous radiation. Many experimental reports suggest the importance of
nanoscale reaction sites and the occurrence of coherent quantum electrodynamic
(QED) states that circumvent the strong mutual repulsion of positively charged
deuterium nuclei. The QED features are markedly similar to processes now
familiar in solid state physics, such as superconductivity, and have led the
company to conclude that "solid state fusion" is a more accurate and fruitful
characterization of the field.
Before
Professor Fleischmann's historic work at Utah University with his associate Dr. Stanley Pons, he
taught electrochemistry at Britain's MIT, the University of Southampton; was named a Fellow of the
Royal Society; and served as Council president of the International Society of
Electrochemistry. Initially inspired by Alfred Coehn's groundbreaking work on
proton conduction in the late 1920s, Dr. Fleischmann labored privately and
tirelessly in the early eighties to deepen his understanding of quantum
electrodynamics, which he came to see should allow low temperature coherent
fusion phenomena. After his demonstration of this effect in Utah and the March '89 announcement, he continued his QED
work in France funded by
Toyota's research and development institute and
subsequently in Italy with the support of several
prestigious Italian energy labs. At D2Fusion Prof. Fleischmann will work in
conjunction with Dr. Thomas Passell, the firm's CTO and a former manager in the
Electric Power Research Institute's Nuclear Power Division, who directed the
North American power industry's investigations of "cold fusion" phenomena for
five years. Fleischmann will also aid and consult with top Los Alamos physicists at D2Fusion's New Mexico R&D
laboratory.
D2Fusion
CEO Russ George notes, "Dr. Fleischmann's genius inspired a generation of
audacious researchers and there are now thousands of scientific reports
confirming the reality, safety and stunning promise of solid state fusion
energy. Aided by his insight and most recent discoveries, we believe it is time
to start delivering that potential to the world.
"True, our
theoretical grasp of all the processes in play remains imperfect, but neither
can we fully explain the workings of aspirin, acupuncture or high temperature
superconductivity. Unresolved questions about their mechanisms have not stopped
us from enjoying their respective benefits, which are pale indeed compared to
what solid state fusion offers. We are now certain that heat generation from
this process is copious, safe, inexpensive and reproducible, and in terms of
commercialization that seems like a perfect place to start."
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A number of
assertions in this press release may be considered to be forward-looking
statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve a number of
risks and uncertainties, including timely development, and market acceptance of
products and technologies, competitive market conditions, and the ability to
secure additional sources of financing. The actual results Solar Energy Limited
may achieve could differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to
such risks and uncertainties.
Contacts
D2Fusion, Inc.
W. David Kubiak, 650-638-1976
david(at)d2fusion.com