Wow. This could definitely have implications for LENR.
Surprised there is not more mention of it in the science news. SLAC has concluded that the particle could carry an extremely short-range force that acts over distances only several times the width of an atomic nucleus. This could be in the range of Holmlid’s claim for dense hydrogen. From: Russ George Here’s a lead on one of the great mysteries, just how is an electron coupled to a neutron as clearly neutrons spit out electrons when they decay. http://www.nature.com/news/has-a-hungarian-physics-lab-found-a-fifth-force-of-nature-1.19957 Of course if ordinary neutrons hold on to ordinary electrons, albeit weakly, that could explain more than a few mysteries.
