Purdue panel completes review of nuclear engineer

June 20, 2006

(AP) -- A panel appointed to review allegations that a Purdue University nuclear engineer interfered with efforts to verify his claims of producing "tabletop fusion" has completed its work, school officials said Tuesday.

Content from The Associated Press expires 15 days after original publication date. For more information about The Associated Press, please visit www.ap.org .

Similar stories from PHYSorg:

Purdue scientist defends his fusion work

Mar 09, 2006 | 3.9 / 5 (18) | 0

Purdue to continue review of 'bubble fusion' research

May 11, 2007 | 3.9 / 5 (15) | 1

Nuclear fusion research key to advancing computer chips

Aug 18, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (10) | 5

New computer models aim to classify, help reduce injury accidents

Sep 02, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

Plasma power: Turning fusion into a renewable energy source

Sep 14, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (9) | 9

Rate this story - 4.3 /5 (22 votes)

rank
1
2
3
4
5

view popular

Other News

Solving big problems with new quantum algorithm

Physics / Quantum Physics

12 hours ago | 4.5 / 5 (17) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a recently published paper, Aram Harrow at the University of Bristol and colleagues from MIT in the United States have discovered a quantum algorithm that solves large problems much faster ...

First Bose-Einstein condensation of strontium

Physics / Quantum Physics

17 hours ago | 5 / 5 (4) | 1

In an international first, scientists from the Institute of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI, Austria) produced a Bose-Einstein condensate of the alkaline-earth element strontium, thus narrowly ...

Contracts Awarded for Production of NSLS-II Storage Ring Magnets

Physics / General Physics

10 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- All seven contracts for the production of the NSLS-II storage ring magnets have now been awarded -- a significant milestone for the project. The magnets -- 750 in total -- will be made by vendors in the United ...

Stars Fueled by Dark Matter Could Hold Secrets to the Universe

Physics / General Physics

Nov 03, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (53) | 43

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first stars in the universe may have been very different from the stars we see today, yet they may hold clues to understanding some of the mysterious features of the universe. These "dark ...

Second Law of Thermodynamics May Explain Economic Evolution

Physics / General Physics

Nov 02, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (31) | 28

(PhysOrg.com) -- Terms such as the "invisible hand," laissez-faire policy, and free-market principles suggest that economic growth and decline in capitalist societies seem to be somehow self-regulated. Now, ...