http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-07/24/cold-fusion/viewgallery/306439
... Mats Lewan acted as an independent observer of the Defkalion demonstration; he gives a full account on his blog. His view is that is appears to be genuine, producing 5.5 kilowatts of heat from a 2.7-kilowatt input. The input and output measurements all appear legitimate, but it's difficult to rule out concealed power wires or other clever forms of cheating. ... The term "Cold Fusion" is barely whispered in respectable scientific circles. Perhaps that's why the event has become the 18th International Conference on Condensed Matter Nuclear Science -- but it's still abbreviated to ICCF-18 because of its original name, the International Conference of Cold Fusion. ... [ Picks up on Douglas Morrison's ""Please can I have a cup of tea?" ] ... Confidence in this field is at an all-time high-among the believers anyway. Steven Krivit, editor of New Energy Times and long-term observer of LENR developments is less convinced by the whole event, which he feels has declined since its early days. "I have had serious concerns about the general level of scientific quality at this conference series in the last few years," Krivit told Wired.co.uk. .. [ Of course .. any paper that doesn't adopt WL is of poor quality ] ... A combination of fraud and self-delusion may be inflating a bubble of belief in cold fusion. Anyone wanting a cup of tea at next year's conference may be able to get hot water from one of several brands of LENR-powered boiler. Commercial units might even be on sale; but buyers would still be well-advised to look very carefully for hidden wires.
