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Purdue Panel Finds Misconduct

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., July 18, 2008 -- A Purdue University panel has found that two allegations against a scientist who claims to have achieved "tabletop" fusion in collapsing bubbles constitute research misconduct. Purdue has been investigating the research and conduct of nuclear engineering professor Rusi Taleyarkhan on and off since March 2006 (See Purdue Investigates 'Bubble Fusion' Claims). Dr. Taleyarkhan first reported his research, which began when he worked at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), in March 2002 in the journal Science. Taleyarkhan said he had demonstrated that using sound waves to compress...Read full article

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    Published: July 2008
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