Cold fusion test yields startling results - or does it?

摘要

Many claims have been made for cold fusion processes, all of which to date have died under closer independent scrutiny. The most famous was that made by Martin Fleishmann and Stanley Ponds at the University of Utah in 1989 when they announced that they had created a nuclear fusion reaction in a glass bottle. They instantly captured the world’s attention because to have done so implied the discovery of a virtually infinite supply of cheap energy. The experiment proved impossible to replicate, causing significant reputational damage to the two scientists.