Sonofusion back on the firing line as misconduct probe reopens.(Research Integrity)
Officials at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, have launched a new inquiry into bubble fusion researcher Rusi Taleyarkhan, just months after exonerating him of research misconduct. The inquiry was brought to light by a congressional report made public last week, which concluded that in its previous inquiry, "Purdue deviated from its own procedures in investigating this case and did not conduct a thorough investigation."
Taleyarkhan, a nuclear engineering professor at Purdue, pioneered the controversial notion that sound waves can collapse bubbles in a manner that causes atoms to fuse, releasing energy in the process. If true, "sonofusion" holds the prospect of clean and abundant energy. Fusion experts challenged Taleyarkhan's claims from the start. But last year, fellow Purdue researchers turned up the heat when they complained that Taleyarkhan was obstructing their efforts to duplicate the research (Science, 17 March 2006, p. …
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