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The month of June has been very eventful with a barrage of commercial news and scientific research. It seems apparent that our current world economy is in need of more alternative energy sources to keep up with the changing geopolitical climate, demand for datacenters, and sustainable public infrastructure.
We start this newsletter with a comprehensive LENR report by physicist and data analyst Mario Menichella:
Global LENR Landscape Report 2026
Mario Menichella
Center for Picometer-Scale Physics
Menichella’s report gives a compact 2026 overview of the LENR/CMNS landscape, including companies, research directions, claims, and due-diligence issues. The Center for Picometer-Scale Physics lists it as CPSP Technical Report 1, pp. 1–9, 2026.
Source: Center for Picometer-Scale Physics technical reports
LENR Commercial News:
1.) ENEA and Prometheus sign five-year LENR research agreement
ENEA and the Italian start-up Prometheus signed a scientific collaboration agreement to investigate low-energy nuclear reactions. ENEA states that the five-year program will include LENR theoretical models, characterization of advanced materials under extreme physicochemical conditions, low-intensity nuclear-radiation detection with special attention to neutrons, and validation of measurements and computational models.
Source: Media ENEA
2.) HYLENR: U.S. presence and Telangana Clean Energy Summit
HYLENR’s website currently lists a U.S. office address in Orion Township, Michigan, along with its IIIT Hyderabad / CIE location in India. (Hylenr)
HYLENR also participated in the Telangana Clean Energy Summit 2026 at ITC Kakatiya, Hyderabad, on June 18, 2026, at Booth 02, where it presented its work around Lattice Confinement Fusion. (LinkedIn)
HYLENR continues to publicly position itself around Lattice Confinement Fusion and engineered clean-energy systems.
Sources: HYLENR company site; HYLENR Telangana Clean Energy Summit post
3.) Biaco / Vitacress energy trial: plasma heat for controlled-environment agriculture
Biaco Energy received Innovate UK ADOPT support to trial its plasma technology with Vitacress Herbs, Vitacress Salads, and West Sussex Growers. Biaco describes the project as a greenhouse-heating and water-treatment demonstration using its plasma heating system to reduce reliance on fossil-fuel heating technologies.
A related West Sussex Growers update describes the Vitacress–Biaco Energy Trial as a project putting Biaco’s plasma-based energy cell into a working glasshouse to produce heat from electricity and water.
This is a practical field trial of an unconventional plasma-energy system in controlled-environment agriculture.
Sources: Biaco Energy; West Sussex Growers / LinkedIn update
4.) Brillouin Energy: New Fire Energy feature after IWAHLM-17
New Fire Energy published “Inside the Core: Brillouin Energy’s Breakthrough in Clean Thermal Power” on June 24, 2026. The article follows Steve Previch’s coverage from IWAHLM-17 at Kilometro Rosso and discusses Brillouin Energy’s long-running LENR clean thermal-power work and lab activity in the Berkeley/Emeryville area.
Source: New Fire Energy
Brillouin’s own public site describes the company as developing clean thermal-energy systems based on LENR, including its Hydrogen Hot Tube and Q-Pulse control system, and states that the company operates a pilot manufacturing and development facility in Emeryville, California. (Brillouin Energy)
Readers note: Please treat this as a company-progress / field-report item, not as independent validation.
Sources: New Fire Energy; Brillouin Energy
5.) American Fusion: June update cluster
American Fusion had an active June news cycle around its Texatron Fusion Engine program. The company news index lists June announcements covering a testing protocol, an IEEE ICOPS update, acceptance of a 5 MW pre-production Texatron Fusion Engine, appointment of Dr. Robert V. Duncan as Independent Scientific and Strategic Advisor, patent/development updates, and testing updates. (American Fusion™)
American Fusion also reported that CTO Dr. John Brandenburg presented the Texatron Fusion Engine platform at IEEE ICOPS 2026 on June 22, with follow-up discussions involving testing, validation, and potential Texas Tech-related diagnostic capabilities. American Fusion™
This is a company-watch item with multiple June announcements around patents, testing, technical presentation, and advisory support.
Sources: American Fusion news index and ICOPS update
Papers:
1.) Study of Deuterium-Induced Nuclear Reactions at Extremely Low Energies
Mathieu Valat
University of Szczecin
Doctoral thesis, June 2026
Abstract excerpt: This doctoral thesis presents a comprehensive study of deuteron-deuteron fusion at extremely low energies in metallic environments, with the goal of explaining excess heat observed in solid-state fusion experiments. The work combines nuclear physics, solid-state physics, and materials science, using a University of Szczecin ultra-high-vacuum accelerator facility to study deuteron-induced reactions in zirconium and palladium. The thesis discusses electron screening, threshold resonances in the helium-4 compound nucleus, possible electron-positron pair-creation channels, vacancy clusters, deuterium-filled voids, surface treatments, and the role of microstructure in enhancing low-energy reaction rates. The abstract reports screening energies of 340 ± 30 eV for zirconium and 400 ± 40 eV for palladium, and also notes excess heat results in nickel-copper powders and palladium electrolysis, while emphasizing that direct nuclear signatures such as 511 keV annihilation gamma radiation were not conclusively observed.
Source: ResearchGate
2.) Experiment on Detecting Neutrons Produced by Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions Using CR-39
Hang Zhang and Kang Zhou
Journal of Condensed Matter Nuclear Science Vol. 41, June 2026
Abstract excerpt: The authors describe an experimental setup designed to look for low-energy nuclear reactions or other possible nuclear processes during laser irradiation by detecting fast neutrons with CR-39. Their setup used 445 nm laser irradiation of titanium and palladium sheets in chambers filled with helium, hydrogen, deuterium, or argon gas. After 30 days of irradiation, they report fast-neutron tracks on both sides of detectors, estimated at about one order of magnitude above background, along with detection of elements not originally present in the samples, which they interpret as possibly consistent with transmutation.
Source: ResearchGate
Readers note: This should be paired with careful discussion of neutron-detection controls, background, CR-39 handling, and statistical treatment.
3.) Excess Heat and Influences of Temperature and Atmosphere on the Microstructure of Pd-Ni-Zr Alloy Nanopowders
Yanxia Liang, Hui Zhao, Linghui Hou, Dahai Liu, Xinhua Ma, Junli Hou, Wuyun Xiao, Wu-Shou Zhang
Journal of Condensed Matter Nuclear Science Vol. 41, June 2026
Abstract excerpt: The authors identify Pd-Ni-Zr alloy as a promising LENR material and report preparation of Pd-Ni-Zr nanopowders with different compositions using high-energy ball milling, followed by heat treatments including vacuum annealing, oxidation, and deuterium reduction. Their abstract describes grain refinement, nanoscale defects, dislocations, interfaces, and amorphous structure, with SEM, TEM, and XRD used to evaluate morphology, phase structure, and crystallinity. Excess heat in D₂ was measured using Seebeck calorimetry, and the authors report that activation treatment and stepwise reaction-temperature variation were important for improved excess heat, with an optimized sample reaching 0.6 W, or about 120 W/kg of sample.
Source: ResearchGate
Readers note: This is a strong materials/calorimetry entry for the issue because it focuses on Pd-Ni-Zr composition, heat treatment, nanostructure, and D₂ calorimetry.
4.) Temperature Effects and Transmutations With High Frequency Induction
Heinz B. Winzeler
Journal of Condensed Matter Nuclear Science Vol. 41, June 2026
Abstract excerpt: The paper describes a compact quartz-glass reactor using inductive heating, excitation, and high magnetic fields to study hydrogen-metal interactions and possible low-energy nuclear phenomena. Experiments with palladium-coated and pure nickel foils reportedly produced repeatable activation during gradual pressure reduction and deactivation after short hydrogen pulses. In the active state, the abstract reports the same output temperatures with lower electrical input, with coefficients of performance from 1.4 to 2.4. SEM showed localized melting and pore formation, while EDS indicated compositional changes including carbon, oxygen, aluminum, and silicon.
Source: ResearchGate
Readers note: This paper is included as an experimental report with excess-heat and transmutation claims requiring close review of calorimetry, controls, and surface-analysis methodology.
5.) Reliable Neutron Detection
Max Fomitchev-Zamilov
Research Square preprint
Abstract excerpt: The paper argues that neutron detection is central to evaluating nuclear-reaction claims, including cold fusion and condensed-matter nuclear fusion, but that many low-count neutron reports suffer from inadequate understanding of neutron-detection fundamentals. The author emphasizes systematic-error elimination, statistical analysis, detector design, background control, and real-time signal acquisition. The paper presents the NEUTRON-X detector system and MCA-PRO hardware/software platform as tools intended to support reliable neutron and gamma detection, with the broader goal of establishing best practices for low-level neutron-radiation measurement.
Source: Research Square
Readers note: This paper correlates nicely with the Experiment on Detecting Neutrons Produced by Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions Using CR-39 paper because it gives readers a standards-oriented framework for evaluating neutron claims.
6.) Detonation in Hydrogen-Carbon Cluster Heterogeneous Plasma
A. Klimov and A. Pashchina
Journal of Condensed Matter Nuclear Science Vol. 41, June 2026
Abstract excerpt: The authors state that they study plasma-assisted LENR and detonation in a heterogeneous plasmoid triggered by a magnetic compressor at static pressures around 1 bar and above. The heterogeneous plasmoid is described as consisting of inexpensive carbon nanoclusters and hydrogen ions, or protons.
Source: ResearchGate
7.) Re-evaluating Nuclear Binding Energy and Mass Defect: A Proton-Electron Composite Model Approach
J.E. Kaal, A. Otte, J.G. Emming, J.A. Soerensen
Abstract excerpt: The paper argues that the usual treatment of exothermic nuclear-reaction energy through mass differences and binding-energy changes works for many reactions but fails, in the authors’ view, for beta decay and related cases. The authors trace this issue to the decision to treat the neutron as fundamental at the same level as the proton. They discuss the historical adoption of the neutron as an elementary nuclear constituent and propose that a proton-electron composite view changes the interpretation of mass defect, binding energy, and some beta-type reactions.
Source: Structured Atom Model
Readers note: This is a speculative, non-mainstream theoretical proposal. It may be interesting to theoretical physics readers, but is not presented as established nuclear physics or as direct LENR evidence.
The following papers are not direct LENR papers, but they may interest CMNS readers because they involve hydrogen-loaded materials, deuterium ordering, correlated electrons, nuclear pairing, lattice effects, strain waves, and collective condensed-matter behavior.
1.) Stress-triggered atomic explosion of trapped hydrogen initiates crack nucleation
Liang Gao et al.
arXiv:2606.03298
Abstract excerpt: This paper studies hydrogen embrittlement in tungsten and challenges the idea that hydrogen trapping at defects necessarily mitigates embrittlement. Using plasma/ion irradiation, the authors separate hydrogen-induced crack nucleation from cavity propagation and describe crack nucleation as a two-stage mechanochemical instability driven by trapped hydrogen. Hydrogen accumulation at dislocation cores is described as collapsing local cohesive strength, followed by confined recombination of atomic hydrogen into molecular hydrogen, producing transient pressure and cavity formation.
Source: arXiv
Readers note: The phrase “atomic explosion” here is chemical/mechanochemical, not nuclear. It is still highly relevant to LENR materials discussions involving hydrogen trapping, dislocations, stress, nanovoids, local pressure, and crack formation.
2.) Local electronic structure and dynamics of hydrogen in CeO₂
A. Koda et al.
arXiv:2606.08915
Abstract excerpt: The paper studies muonium as a hydrogen isotope analogue in high-quality single-crystal ceria using muon spin rotation/relaxation and DFT. The authors observe paramagnetic and diamagnetic muon states below about 10 K, and report evidence for a polaron state involving muonium bonded to oxygen and a localized Ce 4f electron. They also discuss temperature-dependent changes suggesting rapid motion of 4f electrons and/or hydrogen-like muonium at higher temperatures.
Source: arXiv
Readers note: Relevant to hydrogen electronic states, oxides, polarons, surface chemistry, and hydrogen mobility. Not a LENR claim directly.
3.) Lattice Matching Dictates the Growth Mode and Quality of Deuterium Crystallization in Confined Spherical Shells
Peng Bi et al.
arXiv:2606.16550
Abstract excerpt: This paper uses large-scale molecular-dynamics simulations to study cryogenic D₂ crystallization inside spherical ablator capsules for inertial confinement fusion. The authors report that substrate lattice matching controls the transition between coherent epitaxial growth and polycrystalline formation. Close matching to the equilibrium HCP spacing of cryogenic D₂, around 3.5 Å, favors smooth, HCP-dominated near-single-crystal growth, while larger mismatch produces mixed phases, defects, and surface roughness.
Source: arXiv
Readers note: This is ICF target-materials science, not directly LENR. It is useful for readers interested in deuterium ordering, confinement, lattice matching, interfacial stress, and defect-mediated growth.
4.) Nature-family papers of interest to CMNS readers
A recent Nature Physics paper on multilayer nickelates reports oxygen-centered planar orbitals and spin-density-wave reconstruction, with implications for the relationship between nickelates and cuprate superconductivity.
Source: Nature
A Nature Nanotechnology paper on twisted trilayer graphene links thermodynamic correlation signatures and superconductivity in moiré flat-band systems.
Source: Nature
A Nature Physics paper reports nanoscale strain-wave generation from polar-vortex piezoelectric structures, relevant to phonon, strain-wave, and collective-mode engineering discussions.
Source: Nature
A Phys.org / Jefferson Lab article summarizes work on how quantum shell structure influences short-range proton-neutron pairing inside nuclei.
Source: Phys.org
Sources: Nature Physics, Nature Nanotechnology, Phys.org / Jefferson Lab. (Nature)
Patents:
1.) American Fusion / Texatron patent-development updates
American Fusion’s June news index lists additional patent and development updates for its Texatron Fusion Engine program, including a June 2 announcement on future commercial systems and a June 11 announcement on an additional patent application and development update. (American Fusion™)
Reader note: These are company announcements. Readers interested in the underlying IP should check corresponding USPTO, WIPO, EPO, or other patent-office records when application numbers and publication records are available.
Source: American Fusion news index
2.) Call for patent submissions
If you have newly published LENR, LANR, SSF, LCF, CMNS, hydrogen-metal, transmutation, direct energy conversion, or lattice-confinement-fusion patent numbers from USPTO, WIPO, EPO, JPO, CNIPA, or other patent offices, post them to the newsletter suggestion thread and we will include them in the next issue.
LENR-Forum Newsletter thread
In the Media:
1.) ENEA–Prometheus coverage
ENEA’s June 25 press release generated broader interest because it explicitly names LENR and frames the collaboration around modeling, materials characterization, neutron detection, measurement validation, and computational models. Media ENEA
Source: Media ENEA
2.) Brilliant Light Power / SunCell watch
Hydrogen Revolution covered recent Brilliant Light Power / SunCell updates and framed a public demonstration and third-party validation as possibly approaching. (Hydrogen Revolution)
Source: Hydrogen Revolution
3.) NaturalNews geopolitical LENR opinion piece
NaturalNews published a politically framed article arguing that geopolitical instability and energy-security concerns could accelerate interest in LENR and other breakthrough energy technologies. (NaturalNews.com)
Source: NaturalNews.com
4.) MFMP update: Aim 3
Bob Greenyer / Remote View posted “Aim 3” on June 14, 2026. The post states that MFMP’s three aims are to show that there is a practical new primary energy source called “New Fire,” help develop understanding of it, and help promote development and uptake of New Fire in its various forms.
Source: Remote View
Videos Worth Watching:
1.) Mats Danielsson / George Egely replication discussion
Forum member Mats Danielsson was interviewed by Bob Greenyer regarding his replication attempt of Dr. George Egely’s claimed energy amplifier. Remote View describes the work as a months-long replication attempt involving Danielsson, Artefact, and a data acquisition tool, with a June 21, 2026 premiere. Remote View
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS56qplPtzY
2.) James Martinez Interview: LENR Energy Revolution and the Future of Decentralized Power
Decentralize.TV published Episode 110 with James Martinez on May 28, 2026, focused on Low Energy Nuclear Reactions, commercialization, investor interest, Brillouin Energy, decentralized power, energy tokens, and possible economic/social implications of LENR. The episode includes chapter markers on LENR, market potential, commercialization challenges, global interest, and future applications.
Video link Source: https://rumble.com/v7aie6e-decentralize.tv-episode-110-may-28-2026-james-martinez-interview-lenr-energ.html
3.) IWAHLM-17 community upload: Aadhar / R.P.B.A. Meijer
This is an IWAHLM-17-related presentation connected to Low Energy Nuclear Reactions. Community-uploaded conference follow-up, not an official proceedings item unless verified.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASQKyXnFv4o
Good To Know:
1.) Dr. Robert Duncan joins American Fusion as Independent Scientific and Strategic Advisor
American Fusion’s June news index lists the appointment of Dr. Robert V. Duncan as Independent Scientific and Strategic Advisor on June 17, 2026. American Fusion™
Reader note: Duncan is well known to many LENR readers from prior public discussion of anomalous heat research. His involvement makes this a notable company-watch item, but technical claims still require independent validation.
Source: American Fusion
2.) American Fusion testing-protocol and 5 MW pre-production unit updates
American Fusion’s June news index lists a June 25 testing-protocol announcement, a June 18 announcement about accepting delivery of a 5 MW pre-production Texatron Fusion Engine, and additional June testing/development updates. (American Fusion™)
Reader note: Include as a commercial-development watch item. Avoid implying validated output until independent test data are available.
Source: American Fusion. American Fusion™
3.) LENR-CANR readership and AI search
LENR-CANR notes that public interest in cold fusion / LENR appeared to reverse upward in 2023 after a period of decline, and that AI may be contributing because a small but growing number of accesses come from conversations with AI chatbots. lenr-canr.org
Reader note: This is a useful “field visibility” indicator. As AI tools become more common in literature review, curated LENR archives such as LENR-CANR may become even more important.
Source: LENR-CANR total downloads page. lenr-canr.org
Community Events and Notices:
1.) JCMNS Vol. 41 uploaded
Jed Rothwell reported that Journal of Condensed Matter Nuclear Science Vol. 41 has been uploaded. This volume includes papers on CR-39 neutron detection, Pd-Ni-Zr nanopowder excess heat, high-frequency induction and transmutation claims, coenergy/loading measurement, hydrogen-carbon cluster plasma, and related CMNS topics. (Condensed Matter Nuclear Science)
Source: JCMNS Vol. 41 article pages. Condensed Matter Nuclear Science
2.) ICCF-27: Niagara Falls, Canada
The 27th International Conference on Condensed Matter Nuclear Science will be held August 31 – September 4, 2026, in Niagara Falls, Canada. The official site lists June 30, 2026 for abstract-acceptance notifications and the early registration deadline, July 31, 2026 for final registration, and August 31 – September 4, 2026 for the conference dates. (iccf-27.org)
Source: ICCF-27 official site
3.) BIT Congress WEC-2026 energy-event watch: Helsinki, Finland
WEC-2026 Energy Event: BIT Congress’s WEC-2026 will take place in July and may include discussions relevant to LENR, solid-state fusion, and emerging clean-energy systems.
Dr. Shinsho Oryu, Professor, Tokyo University of Science, Japan will present on “Ultra Low Energy Nuclear Fusion Without Radioactive Material” and Dr. Rakesh Dubey, Professor, University of Szczecin, Poland will be presenting on “Fusion Power Cells: Compact, High-Density Energy for the Next Industrial Revolution”
Source: BIT Congress WEC-2026 scientific-program page. bitcongress.com
4.) ISCMNS Executive Committee election update
ISCMNS announced that nominations closed for its 2026 Executive Committee elections. The listed slate includes Dr. Fran Tanzella for President, Dr. Tom Grimshaw for Vice President, Prof. Jean-Paul Biberian for Honorary Secretary, Seamus Lonergan for Honorary Treasurer, and Rob Christian for Membership Secretary. ISCMNS states that the nominations were unopposed and that the slate is taken to be duly elected under the Society’s Articles of Association, pending formal appointment steps. (iscmns.org)
Source: ISCMNS.org
5.) Call for July submissions for ICCF-27
Please send papers, patents, replication reports, conference notes, company updates, videos, lab notes, and technical comments related to:
LENR, LANR, LCF, SSF, CMNS, cold fusion, solid-state fusion, lattice confinement fusion, hydrogen-loaded metals, anomalous heat, helium correlation, tritium, transmutation, neutron detection, CR-39, calorimetry, nanostructured materials, direct energy conversion, plasma systems, nucleonics, and emerging clean-energy technologies.
Call for Submission Abstracts by June 30th
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