[Moonman62]

They are hawking a scam, so I imagine they’ll look for taxpayer money.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/scientists-bashing-lockheed-martins-nuclear-232518813.html

[exDemMom]

They are hawking a scam, so I imagine they’ll look for taxpayer money.

In my own field, I see this kind of press release/investor recruitment all the time. I always tell people that such press releases are for the purpose of attracting investors, so may overstate the results of the research.

In my experience, people go to the government to apply for grants to do the basic research. It is when they are closer to having a commercial product--and are moving beyond the basic research stage, when the government funding dries up--that you begin to see these press releases.

I wouldn't call it a scam. It's just how research and product development works.