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Recent progress in the emerging field of condensed matter nuclear science (CMNS) is presented as a combination of basic nuclear science, energy, nanomaterials science, electro-chemistry and nuclear physics. Key and selected papers from an important conference in this exciting area provide the latest advances in CMNS studies. Current results from cold fusion and condensed matter nuclear science are included.
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clondensed mlatter nluclear slcience i to takahashi ken-ichiro ota yasuhiro iwamura ondensed m otter n"uclear science proceedings of the 12th international conference on cold fusion This page is intentionally left blank ondensed m after n uclear cience proceedings of the 12th international conference on cold fusion Yokohama, Japan 27 November - 2 December 2005 Editors Akito Takahashi Osaka University, Japan Ken-ichiro Ota Yokohama National University, Japan Yasuhiro Iwamura Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan \[p World Scientific NEW JERSEY • LONDON • SINGAPORE • BEIJING • SHANGHAI • HONG KONG • T A I P E I • CHENNAI Published by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. 5 Toh Tuck Link, Singapore 596224 USA office: 27 Warren Street, Suite 401-402, Hackensack, NJ 07601 UK office: 57 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9HE British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. CONDENSED MATTER NUCLEAR SCIENCE Proceedings of the Twelveth International Conference on Cold Fusion Copyright © 2006 by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without written permission from the Publisher. For photocopying of material in this volume, please pay a copying fee through the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA. In this case permission to photocopy is not required from the publisher. ISBN 981-256-901-4 Printed by Mainland Press Pte Ltd PREFACE The study of Condensed Matter Nuclear Science (CMNS) has continued to advance through 11 past conferences (ICCF1 at Utah, USA in 1989 to ICCF11 at Marseilles, France in 2004) and many new compelling scientific findings are becoming known. The historical 1989 claim of "cold fusion" had renewed hope of a portable clean nuclear reactor. The subsequent great wave of denial and hostility forced the claim and further research efforts out of mainstream science. Nevertheless, due to misconceptions and misinformation, very few people know that several hundred researchers from around the world have continued this research during the past 16 years. The efforts by this faint stream of research have now revealed that there exist new kinds of nuclear effects directly related to the nature of condensed matter. The nuclear effects in condensed matter are much more than real "cold fusion"; they include important nuclear effects such as transmutations and resulting release of energy as significant heat with minimal and safe radiation. Low levels of radiation are found in at least some reactions, but are usually absorbed within the cell itself so the system is categorically safe. Through discussions at international conferences (ICCF1-ICCF11), a majority of researchers agreed that the name "cold fusion" was misleading. A new name, closer to the exact phenomenon, Condensed Matter Nuclear Science, is most appropriate. This emerging field, CMNS, treats nuclear effects in and/or on condensed matter, targeting its application for portable clean nuclear sources. This is an i