-> Another cold fusion story? Is this a hoax? 
  
I wondered, too. But they're not claiming to produce "useful" amounts 
of energy. 
  
->  > a copper disc which itself is surmounted by a tungsten probe. 
->  > They cool and then heat the crystal, which creates an electric 
->  > potential energy  of about 120 kilovolts at its surface. 
 
-> There we have it: Eenrgy isn't expressed in Volts! 
  
But electric potential is. Maybe the "energy" was put in as a result of 
a bit of sloppy usage. 
  
->  > The electric field at the end of the tungsten probe tip is so high 
->  > (25 V/nm) that it strips electrons from nearby deuterium atoms. 
 
-> 25 V/m is not a strong field. Certainly not enough to strip electrons. 
 
-> Cheers, Michiel 
  
You didn't notice the "n". 25 volts per *nano* metre, or 25 GV/m. 
  
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