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RESEARCH AT NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY KOSTAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE

This university research institute is mentioned in the articles I published as involved in the research surrounding oros aerogel insulation. Therefore, I decided to call the KRI to inquire as to the nature of what they would be doing with oros and what knowledge they had in the field of insulation. Having not been able to reach anyone by phone, actually the phone just keeps ringing, you can’t even leave a message. Therefore, I sent an email to their address so, asking for a phone call, I do not expect one nor do I expect a return email.

I found the head of KRI and read about him, see what follows.

“[name left out] leads applied research programs funded by the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force on materials and manufacturing, expeditionary cyber, expeditionary maneuver, shipyard modernization, and the detection and countering of autonomous systems.”

It would have been nice if you could contact him, his phone number is no longer in service. I would have asked his credentials in the field of materials such as insulation and manufacturing of products using insulations. I know he does not have any knowledge in the field of insulation, but he heads up a research facility so it does not matter.

I do not think there is anything wrong with a citizen taxpayer making inquiry in this case with a university why they are qualified to receive money, $10,000,000.00 or a part of it to do research in the field of insulation as far as I can find has no knowledge of the subject to which they have been given the money.

I have a suspicion this is not a first, universities throughout the country love to get government funding for any or all sorts of projects regardless of if they have any knowledge of the subject. In this case KRI is I believe from what I have read solidly entrenched in the military so, they get the opportunity. Since the funding is for three years, they will have ample time to learn that all of what they try particularly with the solarcore does not have any value i.e., it doesn’t work. But the research was financed to the tune $10,000,000.00 so they will use it up. They will never admit defeat and stop the program but defeated they will be.

Who knows maybe my email will be responded too?

The problem with the military when it comes to insulation is that they chose not to learn. Until 1968 the military was only getting chopped staple fiberfill insulated garments and sleeping bags. that is when things changed, they were introduced to continuous filament fiberfill and they adopted it very quickly and it became the standard for sleeping bags and many cold weather clothing items.

In 1981 or about then they once again adopted the chopped staple product which came to an end in 1993, since then the continuous filament fiberfill has been the sole insulation used for sleeping bags and outerwear.

What the military civil servants employed located at the Natick Laboratory refuse to accept the continuous filament fiberfill IS the best insulation for outerwear and sleeping bags in the world and will never be replaced. The knowledge we have acquired since the inception of continuous filament fiberfill is so vast and conclusive in its ability to perform as an insulating medium should tell them nothing will replace it.

However, any and all branches of our government have the need to spend money to employ people so they always look to improve even though they are clueless if something can be improved.

So, we have 3 years to see what he oros and kri combine comes up with.