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Leif Holmlid

Department of Chemistry & Molecular
Biology
Mail
leif.holmlid@gu.se
Visiting address
Kemigården 4
412 96 Göteborg
Room number
4246
Postal address
Kemigården 4
412 96 Göteborg

Professor Emeritus

Department of Chemistry & Molecular
Biology
Telephone
+46 31-786 90 76
+46 766-22 90 76
Mail
holmlid@chem.gu.se
Visiting address
Medicinaregatan 9 C
41390 Göteborg
Postal address
Box 462
40530 Göteborg

About Leif Holmlid

Research and development

We have studied Rydberg Matter formed by hydrogen atoms in detail, and discovered both dense (metallic) and ultra-dense hydrogen H(0). This material is the most stable material that exists and has bond distances in its molecules of a few picometers. Despite this, it is easy to start nuclear reactions in it by for example laser impact, and energy generation above break-even was published several years ago. The nuclear processes generate mesons (kaons and pions) and a large number of muons in each pulse. An intense muon generator working on this principle has been patented. This is the base for building fusion reactors of the muon-catalyzed fusion type. This work is now performed in a company which is partly owned by me and partly by GU Ventures. This company has recently merged with a company in Norway. We plan to have the first such fusion reactor in operation in two years. This will be the first commercial fusion reactor in the world.