Abstract: A system for generating photon emission from atomic nuclei includes a device for generating phonons, and a condensed matter medium comprising atomic nuclei. The phonons interact with the atomic nuclei and affect nuclear states of some of the atomic nuclei by transferring energy to the nuclei and causing the nuclei to emit photons. The condensed matter medium includes excited Fe-57* nuclei and ground state Fe-57 nuclei, and the device for generating phonons comprises one of laser irradiation, electric current, diffusion of solutes in solid solutions, or particle beam bombardment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for a system for generating energetic particles including a device for generating an ion beam comprising a first group of atomic nuclei, and a condensed matter medium comprising a second group of atomic nuclei. The ion beam is configured to interact with the condensed matter medium so that some atomic nuclei of the first group of atomic nuclei are implanted into the condensed matter medium and undergo a first nuclear reaction thereby releasing a first energy. The ion beam is further configured to generate high-frequency phonons in the condensed matter medium. The high-frequency phonons are configured to interact with the second group of atomic nuclei and affect nuclear states of the second group of atomic nuclei by transferring the first energy of the first group of atomic nuclei to the second group of atomic nuclei and causing the second group of atomic nuclei to undergo a second nuclear reaction and emit energetic particles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for generating photon emission from atomic nuclei including a device for generating phonons and a condensed matter medium comprising atomic nuclei. The phonons interact with the atomic nuclei and affect nuclear states of some of the atomic nuclei by transferring energy to the nuclei and causing the nuclei to emit photons.

Abstract: A phonon laser pumped by a thermal gradient, the phonon laser having a coherent phonon pumping media, a heat source and a heat sink. The pumping media includes an array of micro resonators and a thermal phonon emitting media.

Abstract: A method and apparatus employ stimulating a material to cause reactions in the material, wherein the material comprises deuterium, and wherein the reactions generate vibrational motion of the material, coupling the vibrational motion to a transducer that generates energy from the vibrational motion of the material, and directing the energy to an electrical device.

Abstract: A phonon laser pumped by a thermal gradient, the phonon laser having a coherent phonon pumping media, a heat source and a heat sink. The pumping media includes an array of micro resonators and a thermal phonon emitting media.

Abstract: A solid-state energy converter with a semiconductor or semiconductor-metal implementation is provided for conversion of thermal energy to electric energy, or electric energy to refrigeration. In n-type heat-to-electricity embodiments, a highly doped n* emitter region made of a metal or semiconductor injects carriers into an n-type gap region. A p-type layer is positioned between the emitter region and gap region, allowing for discontinuity of corresponding Fermi-levels and forming a potential barrier to sort electrons by energy. Additional p-type layers can optionally be formed on the collector side of the converter. One type of these layers with higher carrier concentration (p*) serves as a blocking layer at the cold side of the converter, and another layer (p**) with carrier concentration close to the gap reduces a thermoelectric back flow component. Ohmic contacts on both sides of the device close the electrical circuit through an external load to convert heat to electricity.