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There was a presentation on this at AIAA in March. If this pans out....whoa....
The Widom Larsen LENR (Low Energy Nuclear Reaction) is designed to use low speed neutrons to join nuclei and generate energy from the weak nuclear force, as opposed to conventional fission/fusion which generates power using the strong nuclear force. Previous attempts had failed, but Langley is using a new approach.
Advantages are portable, scalable (milliwatts to gigawatts), high density power sources with little or no need for radiation shielding.
Next Big Future....
New Energy Times....
The Widom Larsen LENR (Low Energy Nuclear Reaction) is designed to use low speed neutrons to join nuclei and generate energy from the weak nuclear force, as opposed to conventional fission/fusion which generates power using the strong nuclear force. Previous attempts had failed, but Langley is using a new approach.
Advantages are portable, scalable (milliwatts to gigawatts), high density power sources with little or no need for radiation shielding.
Next Big Future....
New Energy Times....