Yerevan hosting conference `50 years of cold fusion`

ArmInfo. An international conference dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the discovery of cold fusion reactions is being held in Yerevan from November 20 to 24.

As ArmInfo was informed by the press service of the National Academy  of Sciences (NAS) of Armenia, leading scientists from Bulgaria,  Germany, Israel, Poland, Japan, Great Britain, Sweden, Switzerland,  China, Romania, Russia and France are participating in the  conference.

During the conference, Director of the Joint Institute for Nuclear  Research in Dubna Grigory Trubnikov emphasized that the 50th  anniversary of the discovery of cold fusion reactions is a  significant event not only for the institute, but also for  laboratories around the world engaged in nuclear reactions. "This is  a very important meeting for us, and it is necessary to adhere to the  tradition of discussing the results of synthesis and studying the  properties of superheavy elements," the academician explained.

In turn, the scientific director of the JINR Laboratory of Nuclear  Reactions, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Yuri  Oganessian made a report "Cold fusion of massive nuclei". 

"At first, scientists in Dubna used this method, then numerous  laboratories from all over the world joined them. There was great  interest in this topic, new opportunities and ideas appeared. In this  sense, cold fusion is only part of the path in the history of the  synthesis of artificial elements, when a person begins to reproduce  what nature does, but in a different way, based on all the knowledge  available at the moment," Oganessian explained during his speech. 

In his welcoming speech, the President of the NAS RA, Academician  Ashot Sagyan emphasized that the Academy has always united scientists  from all over the world and is part of the international scientific  community, and also spoke about the activities and structure of the  NAS RA. "Our Academy conducts the most important research of global  significance in the field of astrophysics, information technology,  applied mathematics and mechanics, physics, chemistry, biology,  Armenian studies and other scientific fields," the academician noted.

Speaking about the achievements of the Academy, it was noted that it  effectively cooperates with universities and government agencies of  the Republic, as well as with international scientific organizations.   Cooperation agreements have been signed with academies in more than  28 countries. The institutes of the NAS RA also actively participate  in European programs such as Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, ISTC,  TEMPUS, ANSEF, NATO and BMBF. Among the foreign members of the  Academy are more than 100 renowned scientists from the world's  leading scientific centers. According to the source, the conference  will continue until November 23 inclusive. Reports will be presented  on the cold nuclear fusion of superheavy elements, nuclear reactions  with heavy ions, as well as physical and chemical properties. The  conference is organized by the National Academy of Sciences of the  Republic of Armenia and the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research.