Cold Fusion :)

GO_Bear

Hello there!

Biologist here and I know how Fusion works but I was wondering if anyone could explain or point me in a good direction to find out. I could look myself but time is limiting at the moment and I taught some one here might have a good quick explanation.

If you would
How in theory does it work ?
I am aware its implausible but is it impossible ?
What are the potential uses ?
Dangers ?

Kind Regards
Bear

GO_Bear

So the secret is UGG's

PanchoVilla

I posted this in another thread but it explains the theory behind "cold fusion" and gives some history behind it. Yes, it's hosted by Scottie from Star Trek but don't let that put you off. It's actually a very interesting little film. Basically, scientists have shown "cold fusion" to work but it's not accepted because there are no theories to explain how or why it works. It just does.

GO_Bear

Cheers,

I had heard that a paper was published, but latter testing proved it false and the paper was retracted. That true ?

GO_Bear

Half way through it now, answered my last question

I heard a physicist in the United States was able to demonstrate what he called 'muon-catalysed fusion' in order to differentiate it from the other cold fusion experiments. That's all I know; I'm hardly a physicist.

Bligh

Very interesting topic, I wonder how close this is to reality, but seems a technology that would greatly upset the oil and gas sector.

Thanks for posting the video

GO_Bear

Bligh wrote: »

but seems a technology that would greatly upset the oil and gas sector.

Aye I did pick up on that underlying tone through the video, perhaps a hand was played to slow the research ?

ChocolateSauce

It's always been about 50 years off, despite massive investment and interest. I have very little knowledge of particle physics, but it seems to me to be getting something for nothing. As it is, it takes the force of an atomic bomb to cause protons to fuse together....to my untrained but somewhat informed eye, cold fusion is a fantasy.

I know that there has been minor progress with the study of exotic matter, but we don't even understand this stuff yet, let alone know how to get energy out of it.