What the ‘cold fusion’ debacle has revealed
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 - 12:51
in Physics & Chemistry
“Cold fusion” has a serious legacy problem. Back in 1989, researchers announced that they had demonstrated the phenomenon — a nuclear reaction producing excess heat at room temperature — that promised to revolutionize clean energy. Soon after, they were ridiculed for the assertion. Chemical & Engineering News, the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, […]
