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Italian Scientists Claim (Dubious) Cold Fusion Breakthrough

12 pointsby merrakshover 14 years ago

5 comments

rstover 14 years ago
Reasons to be skeptical here: <a href="http://io9.com/5742290/no-italian-scientists-have-not-discovered-cold-fusion" rel="nofollow">http://io9.com/5742290/no-italian-scientists-have-not-discov...</a><p>Briefly, the claimed reaction isn't one predicted by current theoretical work, and the apparatus isn't described specifically enough for anyone to replicate it. They say it's been "running a factory" for two years, but don't elaborate on where it is, or what it's been doing. And these guys started their own "journal" for the sole purpose of publishing their paper after no one else would take it.<p>But if you still think there might be something to it, you're in luck --- the gizmos will be on sale shortly. Reserve yours now!
Retricover 14 years ago
Don't change the title:<p>"Italian Scientists Claim (Dubious) Cold Fusion Breakthrough"
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bioh42_2over 14 years ago
I wish casinos allowed betting on science news, then with each headline we could get the over/under spread. And I would only bother reading things when most people put money on them being true.
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yaixover 14 years ago
"...they haven’t provided any details on how the process works."<p>"...their paper was rejected by several peer reviewed scientific journals, it was published [on their own web site]."<p>"...a patent application was rejected."<p>And the article is by Fox News.
jhrobertover 14 years ago
Duck typing<p>If it looks like crap, then it probably is crap