Here is some interesting follow up on these stories:
They all seem to be positive. I do not recall
ever seeing five positive press reports on cold fusion in a single day.
<http://www.resourceinvestor.com/pebble.asp?relid=30396>Symposium
to discuss Cold Fusion
<http://www.resourceinvestor.com/pebble.asp?relid=30396>experiments
Resource Investor - Herndon,VA,USA
Researchers say they have new evidence supports
âlow energy nuclear reactions,â also known
as cold fusion. Scientists will discuss evidence of cold fusion, ...
This one is short, and a CF supporter appended a
note alerting people to Mallove's book and MIT's shenanigans.
<http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/03/070329095612.htm>'Cold
Fusion
<http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/03/070329095612.htm>'
Rebirth? Symposium Explores Low Energy Nuclear Reactions
Science Daily (press release) - USA
Science Daily In 1989, 'cold fusion' was
hailed as a scientific breakthrough with the
potential to solve the world's energy problems by providing a ...
A rewrite of an ACS announcement, which was generally positive.
<http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/45750.html>Scientists
shed new light on
<http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/45750.html>cold fusion
Earthtimes.org - USA
CHICAGO, March 29 US scientists say the concept
of cold fusion, a controversial concept once
hailed as a scientific breakthrough, may be ready for rebirth. ...
A short UPI report. I do not recall ever seeing a
positive report from a wire service. Perhaps we really have turned the corner.
<http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2007/03/fusion_0329>Fusion
<http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2007/03/fusion_0329>Experiments
Show Nuclear Power's Softer Side
Wired News - USA
For a few months in 1989, tabletop cold fusion
-- even simpler to construct than fusors --
seemed to hold enormous promise, following claims of success from ...
Inane comments by the reporter, with notes
appended by various people including me and Bill
Beaty. (Thanks Bill!) Here are some of dumb
comments made by the reporter to me, which are
among the stupidest comments ever, right up there
with Time Magazine's Lemonick:
"[W]hile cold fusion can be replicated be anyone,
what is implied in "the hype ebbed away..." is
the fact that Pons and Fleischmann's technique
didn't, as hoped for, produce an exploitable
'energy profit'. I'm sorry if this was not made clear."
Clear as mud! I still wonder what he was
thinking. Anyone can replicate cold fusion? This
like Lemonick's gem: "So . . . anybody can repeat
[the experiment]. that's what you're saying, right?"
The reporter later wrote:
Put simply, there was not enough space to cover
cold fusion's promise and details of the
aftermath surrounding Pons and Fleischmann's work.
My response:
"Space is not the issue. Your comment was
factually incorrect and misleading. A factually
correct statement would not have taken up more
space. You wrote 'The hype ebbed away when other
researchers were unable to replicate their
results.' That should say: 'Within a year, 92
groups of researchers reported they were able to replicate the results.'"
<http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070326/full/070326-12.html>Cold
fusion
<http://www.nature.com/news/2007/070326/full/070326-12.html>is
back at the American Chemical Society
Nature.com (subscription) - London,England,UK
After an 18-year hiatus, the American Chemical
Society (ACS) seems to be warming to cold
fusion. Today that society is holding a symposium at their national ...
We have discussed this. This is by Katherine
Sanderson, who will probably soon be looking for a new job.
- Jed
