So, what ever happened with that guy? If by NMR you mean Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, then did he basically find a cheaper way to do NMR? It’s impressive that someone can turn salt water into fire, but if it takes a zillion watts to do it, one might as well use an electric heater for heat.
Kanzius died a year or two after his announcement.
No he did not produce cheaper way to do NMR. His radio waves were tuned to the NMR of the the hydrogen atoms in the H2O. That caused them to shake loose from the molecular bonds. I also think the radio waves heated up the sodium in solution—which helped crack the H2O. But in the end Kanziu process was was endothermic.
Its a shame that somehow his process couldn’t be optimized with Ferrosilicon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TinQ3iV403s