…But Cold Fusion Does Exist
Despite a ruined reputation, the idea is scientifically sound
Cold fusion is a subject that’s as extraordinary as it is taboo. Despite a history full of fraudulent researchers and unaccepted experimental evidence, some scientists maintain the idea close to their hearts. And it’s easy to see why. The world of fusion energy is suffused with allure— it would introduce a revolution across the face of our planet. Its creators would no doubt become influential members of modern society with their names forever affixed as important figures in the advancement of mankind.
Yet as we recently explored in my last article, it seems impossible that anything like cold fusion could even exist. Fusion in nature happens at temperatures millions of degrees high, involving the formation of a blistering hot plasma soup bubbling with free-roaming nuclei and electrons. Fusion laboratories here on Earth surpass even the core temperature of stars, climbing higher than 180 million degrees Fahrenheit (100 million degrees Celsius). The heat and pressure of these environments allows less massive elements to fuse into heavier elements, releasing a huge amount of energy in the process.
Yet cold fusion — the idea that the fusion process can occur at room-temperature or lower — was hypothesized in the 1940’s and then proven…
