Submission + - Study Claims Homeopathy Works By Nanotechnology
balajeerc writes: In a paper published in Elsevier's 'Homeopathy', a peer-reviewed journal, scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology claim that "highly diluted homeopathic remedies made from metals still contain measurable amounts of the starting material, even at extreme dilutions of 1 part in 10 raised to 400 parts (200C)." This gives fillip to Homeopathic practitioners who have always had to squirm when they are faced with the dilemma of Avagadro's Limit, a constant describing the number of molecules in one 'mole' of a compound. If one starts out dissolving 1 mole of any solute in a litre of solvent, and subsequently dilute it to '12C' (i.e. one part in 10 raised to 24 parts) levels, there is only 60% probability that there is even one molecule of the solute per litre. At 200C, there is no solute left whatsoever. What's strange is why the scientists of this study, have chosen to publish in an obscure journal on Homeopathy rather than in a reputed journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry, given the startling nature of the study's claim.
