The board of directors of New Energy Institute would like to express its deepest regret for the passing of board member Alf Thompson. Although he kept a low profile in the field, Alf was a courageous and steadfast explorer of low-energy nuclear reactions. He was an insightful and dedicated participant in our organization. We would like to express our condolences to his family. His presence on our team will certainly be missed.

Jim Newburn, Board Member
Tom Dolan, Board Member
Ron Marshall, Board Member
Steven B. Krivit, Executive Director

New York Times:
“Whatever it was called, a shipping suspension [of rare earth materials] that started amid China’s diplomatic dispute with Japan over a wayward fishing trawler escalated into a broader international trade issue.

“The episode alarmed companies around the world that depend on rare earths, minerals that help make a wide range of high-tech products, including smartphones and smart bombs. China currently controls almost all of the world’s supply of rare earths, for which demand is soaring.”

New Energy Times: Praseodymium, a rare-earth metal, has been created in LENR transmutation experiments.

by Steven B. Krivit

LENR is potentially 1 million times more energetic than chemistry, Joseph Zawodny, a researcher with NASA, said at the Aviation Unleashed conference on Oct. 19.

“Very scalable, clean, perhaps the most disruptive technology – a magnitude 10 TechnoQuake,” Zawodny said.

In his presentation, Zawodny compared the predictability as well as the impact of earthquakes to advances in technology.

“Large advances can change the world, create new industries, and destroy old ones,” he said. “Fortune favors those who are prepared.”

Zawodny said that an energetics revolution is likely in the next two decades. We agree. Stay tuned. Subscribe here.