March 17, 2006

Purdue U. Investigates Controversial Fusion Research

By RICHARD MONASTERSKY

A Purdue University physicist who has claimed success in conducting low-cost fusion experiments is now being investigated by the university.

"The research claims involved are very significant, and the concerns expressed are extremely serious," the provost, Sally Mason, said in a statement that announced a review of work by Rusi P. Taleyarkhan, a professor of nuclear engineering.

Within the four years since Mr. Taleyarkhan first published his fusion results, in the journal

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