It was a big scandal at the time (late 80s), and a cautionary tale shared quickl...

seanmcdirmid on Nov 11, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: China’s ‘Artificial Sun’ achieves fusion breakthro...

It was a big scandal at the time (late 80s), and a cautionary tale shared quickly with us Utah phd students. Cold fusion is (or was) synonymous with research break throughs promoted too early that are later found to be BS.