Where are you, cold fusion?
io9 asks the question “Cold Fusion – Will It Save the World or Be Forgotten?” And it’s one I’d desperately like to have answered. A few months back, Owen sent me a CBS 60 Minutes video having to do with the original research by Pons and Fleischmann. Specifically, the video report showed that the original findings that had been so maligned were, as it turns out, probably correct. This io9 piece brings even more compelling evidence that cold fusion could be a realizable dream – if it weren’t for the scientific establishment. To quote MIT’s Peter Hagelstein, a chief researcher in the field:
Many of the people who made their name debunking Fleischmann and Pons are now in substantial positions of power, and they’re unlikely to look favorably on research that invalidates what made them famous.
Way to go, science. Way to go.