The Tragic Story of Cold Fusion
Fraud, humiliation, and an idea that could change the world
The large majority of the scientific community won’t even talk about this idea. Any scientist who brings it up or, worse, dedicates any of their time testing the idea risks not only being isolated from their peers but also ruining their academic reputation. Of the over 5,000 scientific journals in existence less than 1% are willing to publish any related content. So ridiculed and looked-down upon is it that the only people willing to openly speak about it are older scientists with tenure, or those which are retired and no longer fear damaging their career. Yet hundreds of experiments — much of the time involving respected scientists and universities — have already been conducted to test the hypothesis. Many of them have yielded impressive results.
The idea itself could change the world forever. Among its many benefits to society are practically limitless and widely-available energy, no greenhouse emissions, no long-lasting radioactive waste, and a significant reduction in the possibility of accidents that could impact workers or any nearby populated cities. Every home could be its own source of power, using a special kind of water as fuel. It’s an ambitious and controversial energy source not many of us have heard about.
