IP: more on Competition to the NSF (laugh (I hope))

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> From: "Robert Hollebeek" <bobh () NSCP01 PHYSICS upenn edu>
> To: <farber () cis upenn edu>
> Subject: RE: Competition to the NSF (laugh (I hope))
> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 09:40:35 -0500
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> Thanks Dave - good to see the State Department is on top of things! I sould
> add however that sonoluminesence is at least a real phenomena, and should
> not be confused (or be guilty by parenthetical association) with cold
> fusion. Due it's very fast and intense pulse, sonoluminescene is actually
> quite useful for calibrations of optical systems. p.s. the mechanism is not
> well understood, but we won't hold that against the effect.
>
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> > Subject: IP: Competition to the NSF (laugh (I hope))
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> > 3. FREE ENERGY: STATE DEPARTMENT OPENS ITS DOORS TO NEW AGERS.
> > from Whats New
> > Something called the Integrity Research Institute has announced
> > the First International Conference on Free Energy (CoFE), April
> > 29-30. IRI markets books and videos with such titles as The Race
> > to Zero Point Energy, Anti-Gravity: The Dream Made Reality, and
> > Holistic Physics and Consciousness. It is headed by a US Patent
> > Examiner named Tom Valone, who has been recruiting other open-
> > minded people to become Patent Examiners (WN 20 Nov 98). The
> > speakers list for CoFE is certainly open minded; topics include:
> > assisted nuclear reactions (a.k.a. cold fusion), sonoluminesence
> > (a.k.a. cold fusion), hydrogen technologies (a.k.a. cold fusion),
> > tabletop nuclear transformations (a.k.a. cold fusion), as well as
> > zero point energy generation, negative resistance and...well, you
> > get the idea. Where would you hold such a uh, um open-minded
> > conference? The notice says CoFE will be "under the auspices of
> > the U.S. State Department in the Dean Acheson Auditorium."