The Hafnium Controversy Scientist reports excess energy, academics claim it's impossible, and then DARPA turns it into a weapon while claiming publicly its 'impractical.' Classic technology suppression. Claim: In 1998, Carl Collins and his team at the University of Texas at Dallas reported successfully triggering energy release from 178m2Hf using X-rays, suggesting potential for significant energy output—about 100,000 times more than a chemical reaction, though less than nuclear fission. Dispute: The results were met with skepticism as no independent group has replicated Collins' findings. Critics, including physicist Peter Zimmerman, labeled the weaponization claims as "very bad science," citing small signal-to-noise ratios and inconsistencies in the experiments. DARPA: The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) funded research, including the TRiggering Isomer Proof (TRIP) experiment, which reportedly confirmed triggering in 2008 but was not widely published. However, a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) evaluation later deemed the results statistically marginal and impractical for energy storage or controlled release.