Sergio Focardi
Sergio Focardi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1932 |
| Died | 22 June 2013 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions | University of Bologna in Bologna |
Sergio Focardi (1932 – 22 June 2013) was an Italian physicist and professor emeritus at the University of Bologna.[1][2][3] He led the Department of Bologna of the (Italian) National Institute for Nuclear Physics[4][5][6] and the Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences at the University of Bologna.[7][8] He was a member of the President's Board of the Italian Physical Society.[9] From 1992 he had been working on cold fusion with nickel-hydrogen reactors.[10] Since 2007 Focardi and inventor Andrea Rossi had been collaborating on developing the Energy Catalyzer or E-Cat.[11][12][13][14][15]
Studies on nickel-hydrogen exothermal systems
In the early 90s Sergio Focardi, together with physicists Roberto Habel and Francesco Piantelli, started to develop a nickel-hydrogen exothermal reactor. The results of their research was presented in 1994,[17][18] and published on the peer-reviewed scientific journal Il Nuovo Cimento A.[19][20][21][22][23]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.magazine.unibo.it/Magazine/Notizie/2013/06/24/Lutto_in_Ateneo.htm Lutto in Ateneo: è scomparso Sergio Focardi (tr. Mourning at the University: Sergio Focardi is passed away)
- ^ http://www.affaritaliani.it/culturaspettacoli/morto-fisico-italiano-sergio-focardi.html E' morto il grande fisico italiano Sergio Focardi (tr. Great Italian phisicist Sergio Focardi is dead)
- ^ Professori Emeriti. Department of Physics, University of Bologna. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ^ http://www.tecnosophia.org/documenti/Articoli/SessioneI/Focardi.pdf
- ^ http://www.ac.infn.it/preventivi/pdf/2001/gruppo_2/bigG.PDF
- ^ Dieci professori dell’Alma Mater diventano "emeriti". 26 April 2006.
- ^ Fusione nucleare a freddo "A Bologna ci siamo riusciti" Sergio Focardi, professore emerito dell'Alma Mater, fisico di calibro, in passato preside della facoltà di Scienze.
- ^ http://radio.rcdc.it/archives/e-morto-il-fisico-sergio-focardi-padre-della-fusione-fredda-ni-h-121187/ Preside fino al 1990 della facoltà di scienze matematiche, fisiche e naturali dell’Università di Bologna
- ^ Resoconto Annuale, Delle Attivitia 2010. Società Italiana di Fisica, page 3.
Presidente Luisa CIFARELLI
Consiglio di Presidenza (President's Board)
Alessandro BETTINI
Simonetta CROCI
Enzo DE SANCTIS (VicePresidente)
Sergio FOCARDI
Vincenzo GRASSO (segretario Cassiere)
Guido PIRAGINO
Angiolino STELLA
- ^ Franco, Foresta Martin. "la fusione fredda alla senese accende di nuovo la speranza". Corriere della Sera, 20 February 1994, page 31.
- ^ James Burgess (29 March 2012). "The Limitless Potential of the E-Cat: An Interview with Andrea Rossi" (in Transclusion error: {{En}} is only for use in File namespace. Use {{lang-en}} or {{in lang|en}} instead.). Retrieved 21 September 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Mats Lewan. Swedish physicists run the site Ecat.com. Ny Teknik. 18 November 2011
- ^ http://phys.org/news/2011-01-italian-scientists-cold-fusion-video.html
- ^ http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4212428/Italian-scientists-claim-cold-fusion-success
- ^ http://daily.wired.it/news/scienza/fusione-fredda-bologna.html
- ^ Focardi S, Piantelli F. Produzione di energia e reazioni nucleari in sistemi Ni-H a 400 C. Università di Bologna, Conferenza nazionale sulla politica energetica in Italia, Bologna (18-19 April 2005).
- ^ "Siena scopre l' energia pulita Fusione fredda all' italiana?" Corriere della Sera, 19 February 1994, page 12.
- ^ Franco, Foresta Martin. "La fusione fredda alla senese accende di nuovo la speranza". Corriere della Sera, 20 February 1994.
- ^ http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1994/02/18/la-bomba-di-siena.html
- ^ http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1994/febbraio/19/Siena_scopre_energia_pulita_Fusione_co_0_94021911463.shtml
- ^ Focardi S, Habel R, Piantelli F (January 1994). "Anomalous Heat Production in Ni-H Systems". Il Nuovo Cimento A, Volume 107 A, Number 1, 163–167.
- ^ Focardi S, Gabbani V, Montalbano V, Piantelli F, Veronesi S (1998). "Large excess heat production in Ni-H systems". Il Nuovo Cimento A,. 111 (11): 1233–1242. OCLC 204819206.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Neutron emission in Ni-H systems. Il Nuovo Cimento A (1971-1996), Volume 112, Number 9, 921–931.
Authors: Battaglia, Daddi, Focardi, Gabbani, Montalbano, Piantelli, Sona, Veronesi. Retrieved on SpringerLink.
External links
- English transcript of "Sergio Focardi Presents TED Talk on Nickel/Hydrogen Reaction" (original video with English subtitles available).
- English transcript of "A radio interview with Sergio Focardi, the father of Ni-H Cold-Fusion". Città del Capo Radio Metropolitana, Bologna, Italy, 5 April 2011. Original audio (in Italian, here with English subtitles available).
- EV World podcast. Andrea Rossi speaks about his relationship with Sergio Focardi, beginning at 6 minutes and 20 seconds.
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