Sono-fusion Mystery Persists

Link: The Strange Case of Dr. Rusi Taleyarkhan.

The Money Quote:

It would appear that Purdue University has done a thorough and careful investigation of claims of research misconduct in the case of Rusi Taleyarkhan, the scientist who claims to have used sonoluminescence of deuterated acetone to produce table-top-scale fusion. In the spirit of scientific openness and transparency, Purdue has decided to not make public the result of its investigation. So, either Taleyarkhan is legit, and Purdue is content to let his reputation suffer, or they think he’s a fraud, but are content not to tell the scientific community, or some mysterious third alternative. What on earth is Purdue’s administration thinking with this? Did they assume no one would notice?

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