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U.S. Department of Energy Report on Cold Fusion
Released Dec. 1, 2004
- "While significant progress has been made in the sophistication of
calorimeters since the review of this subject in 1989, the conclusions
reached by the reviewers today are similar to those found in the 1989
review."
| "Most
scientists think that cold fusion is laughable, but when the
dust settled, the researchers reviewing our work were evenly
split." |
David Nagel
cold fusion researcher at George
Washington University in Washington DC |
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| "It
is astonishing that the panel didn't find cold fusion convincing
after almost fifteen years of additional research." |
Bob Park
Professor of physics at the University of
Maryland, Baltimore |
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DOE Pages
Other Coverage
- Back
to Square One - "After 15 years, cold fusion got a second
chance at legitimacy from the US Department of Energy, often seen by cold
fusion advocates as their greatest enemy. This rematch, many hoped, would
vindicate the field or kill it once and for all. Instead history repeated
itself, with a verdict that evidence remained inconclusive." (Scientific
American; March 2005)
- Review
says many scientists still cool on cold fusion - Salt Lake
Tribune coverage of DOE report. "Many of the reviewers in the
DOE study found compelling signs that cold fusion experiments produced heat
and nuclear products and said further experiments are warranted." (Dec.
3, 2004)
- Opinion > Rethinking
Cold Fusion Zeal - The fact that various cold fusion phenomenon are
scientifically reproducible has been well established. But does cold fusion
have the potential of delivering significant usable energy in a
cost-effective manner? (PESN; Dec. 3, 2004)
- US
review rekindles cold fusion debate - Claims
of cold fusion are intriguing, but not convincing. That is the conclusion of
an 18-member scientific panel tasked with reviewing research in the area. (Nature;
Dec. 2, 2004)
"This is a significant departure from Nature's 14 year
boycott of cold fusion reporting, due to the controversy surrounding the
subject." -- John Coviello
- Outlook
for Cold Fusion Is Still Chilly - "A Department of Energy
review of cold fusion has generated some heat but very little light on the
controversial subject." (Science 2004 306: 1873)
- Evidence
on Cold Fusion Remains Inconclusive, New Review Finds -
Two-thirds of the reviewers did not find the evidence for nuclear reactions
in the experiments convincing. Almost all of them, however, said that
aspects of cold fusion merited consideration for further research. (NY
Times; Dec. 2, 2003)
- DOE
Report on Cold Fusion -
"Looks like there is nothing really new since Pons & Fleischmann in
1989" (Slashdot; Dec. 1, 2004). First to break the story.
- Cold
Fusion Back From the Dead - IEEE Spectrum article on pending
DOE review. (published prior to report release) (Dec. 4)
- Cold
Fusion Gets Chilly Encore - "Claims of cold fusion are no more
convincing today than they were 15 years ago." (PhysicsToday;
Dec. 30, 2004)
Double Standard for "Peer Review"
- Response
to the DOE Review (pdf) - Charles Beaudette asserts that the Cold
Fusion panel did not consist of Cold Fusion experts, as is usually the case
in peer review process -- you have the experts in the field review it. (LENR-CANR;
March 1, 2005)
Important Door Opened
Comment on 2004 DOE Review: One important departure from past U.S. DOE policy
in regards to cold fusion is that the DOE stated in the 12/1/04 report that they
are now open to funding specific experiments proposed to research the cold
fusion phenomenon. This is an important door that has been opened to cold fusion
researchers.
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Positive Things Said
"Without a doubt, the DOE conclusion is inconclusive.
"The reviewers' comments are excellent - even the one's I don't agree with.
They are all very illuminating as to the thought process behind each
individuals' perspective."
-- Steven Krivit
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Riv van Winkle
"It's what I call the Rip van Winkle problem, most of the people that
reviewed this had been asleep with respect to the field since 1989." -- Dr.
Michael McKubre, Nov. 1, 2004
Stories, pages anticipating the report -- for historic interest.
Related Sites
See also
Index created by Sterling
D. Allan, Dec. 2, 2004
Last updated November 28, 2006
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