Interesting, though, that the article does not explain anything about HOW the electron is forced closer to the proton. I would assume that requires energy. Not to say that you can't yield a greater amount of energy than that which it takes to initiate the process (sort of like, it takes a sparkplug spark to ignite the gasoline), but it would have been nice for that issue to be discussed in the article.
I'm sure there are a gazillion issues to be considered. And maybe it won't work in the end. My comments go strictly to the overall attitude of the scientific community anytime something comes along that involves a major departure from the accepted school of thought at that moment in time. It never changes. They rarely look at the issue and say, "hmmm, that would be interesting, but I don't see how they're gonna overcome X, Y, and Z." Their immediate response is to beat their chests and heckle. Then when proven wrong--which is admittedly seldom--they become invisible.
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