The Japanese Cold Fusion Research Society (JCF) held their fourteenth meeting on December 7-8, 2013 at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Tokyo, Japan where teams from academia and industry reported on their research. Japanese business was an early supporter of cold fusion, also called Condensed-matter Fusion (CF), with giants like Toyota Corporation funding research … Continue reading Industry and academic partnerships report from JCF-14 meeting →
Tag: Martin Fleischmann
New Michael McKubre Interview on LENR
Here’s another by John Maguire of the J.C.M. Blog with an eminent cold fusion figure — this time electrochemist Michael McKubre of SRI International, one of the pioneers in the field of cold fusion experimentation. The interview covers a w…
Cold Fusion and Skeptopathy
skeptopathy Web definitions Pathological skepticism; an irrational belief that a phenomenon must be false merely because it is unusual. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/skeptopathy There is no better example of skeptopathy doing great harm to humanity than the history of cold fusion. Everyone is probably familiar with Fleischmann and Pons’ claim that they had discovered a nuclear reaction that … Continue reading Cold Fusion and Skeptopathy →
Aether the Theory of Relativity and LENR Energy
“We may say that according to the general theory of relativity space is endowed with physical qualities. -In this sense- -Therefore- There exists an ether.” – Albert Einstein Way Back In 1989, the popular yet controversial Cold Fusion ‘Fleischmann and Pons Effect’, challenged the notions of theoretical physicists of the … Continue reading Aether the Theory of Relativity and LENR Energy →
Letter to Nature on Martin Fleischmann released
On August 3, 2012 Dr. Martin Fleischmann, co-discoverer of cold fusion, passed away in his home after a long illness. Obituaries produced by mainstream news outlets were nothing more than gross distortions of career that exemplified intellectual honesty and integrity. The science journal Nature was but one publication that mischaracterized Fleischmann’s work where author Philip … Continue reading Letter to Nature on Martin Fleischmann released →
Strong Confirmations of Fleischmann Pons ‘Cold Fusion’ Effect at EU Parliament
Daniele Passerini of 22Passi.blogspot.com has done a great service by providing excellent reporting and posting many pictures from the June 3 meeting at the EU Parliament in Brussels on the Fleischmann-Pons effect. Key academic, business and engineerin…
An Older Person’s Field?
Thanks to everyone so far who has recorded their age in yesterday’s poll. Looking at the tally so far, one thing stands out to me, and that is that a good majority of people coming to this site are not particularly young. Out of almost 600 poll r…
Chemistry World Editorial Encourages Scientific Debate about ‘Bad Science’ — Cites Cold Fusion
An interesting editorial in the UK’s Royal Society of Chemistry publication Chemistry World by University of Liverpool chemistry professor Mathias Brust encourages scientific journals to address and debate ‘bad science’. Brust’s…
Grand-daughter of Martin Fleischmann runs marathon for research funding
Vicky Harvey, a grand-daughter of Martin Fleischmann, runs in the Virgin London Marathon to raise money for the Brain Research Trust to help neurological conditions that afflicted Martin and many others around the world.
Please visit her donation page …
Pons Preface to Biberian Fusion Book
Since the resurgence of cold fusion in the last few years one prominent figure who has stayed out of the spotlight is Stanley Pons. After reaching almost household name status for a brief while in 1989, Pons keeps a very low profile these days, livin…
New Fire Lights Up Swedish TV
Andrea Rossi describes his Ecat steam generator now being developed in labs in Bologna, Italy and Miami, Florida in a Swedish TV show “The World of Science”. While the video is in Swedish, Rossi describes his work in English. Here is an annotated video with English subtitles from Hampus Ericsson via E-catworld: New! Version with … Continue reading New Fire Lights Up Swedish TV →
European Arts Community in Action for New Energy
Art by Aldo Tambellini 1961 Europe has been a leader in the arts for centuries, creating 3D perspective and ushering in the Renaissance that gave us modern science. Europe is also a fertile region for cold fusion science, with almost every country represented by some agency-funded or independent research lab. And now, in 2012, European … Continue reading European Arts Community in Action for New Energy →
Brian Josephson safeguards historic contribution of Martin Fleischmann
U.K. University of Cambridge Professor Dr. Brian Josephson, winner of the Nobel Prize in 1973 for the Josephson Effect, wrote the fine obituary published in The Guardian honoring Dr. Martin Fleischmann, co-discoverer of cold fusion who passed away earlier this year. Focusing on Fleischmann’s life’s work, the essay was not a defense of cold fusion, … Continue reading Brian Josephson safeguards historic contribution of Martin Fleischmann →
Announcement about The Believers Film
Here’s a heads up about an announcement that will be made later today about a new documentary film, “The Believers” produced by 137 Films. The film is about the history and current state of the cold fusion field. I am told that a new …
Wired Publishes Cold Fusion Review
A new article entitled “Cold fusion: smoke and mirrors, or raising a head of steam?” written by David Hambling has been published in Wired.co.uk about the current state of affairs in the world of cold fusion/LENR. For those who have been fo…