Cold Fusion - BBC Horizon 1 of 5.wmv

Download a history of research in Italy on Cold Fusion here: http://www.jofapa.com/books/COLD_FUSION_The_history_of_research_in_Italy.pdf
Cold fusion refers to nuclear fusion of atoms at conditions close to room temperature, in contrast to the conditions of well-understood fusion reactions such as those inside stars and high energy experiments. Interest in the field was dramatically increased on March 23, 1989 when Martin Fleischmann, then one of the world's leading electro-chemists,[1] and Stanley Pons reported that they had produced fusion in a tabletop experiment involving electrolysis of heavy water on a palladium (Pd) electrode.[2] They reported anomalous heat production ("excess heat") of a magnitude they asserted would defy explanation except in terms of nuclear processes. They further reported measuring small amounts of nuclear reaction byproducts, including neutrons and tritium.[3] These reports raised hopes of a cheap and abundant source of energy.[4]

Enthusiasm turned to skepticism as replication failures were weighed in view of several reasons cold fusion is not likely to occur, the discovery of possible sources of experimental error, and finally the discovery that Fleischmann and Pons had not actually detected nuclear reaction byproducts.[5] By late 1989, most scientists considered cold fusion claims dead,[6] and cold fusion subsequently gained a reputation as pathological science.[7] However, some researchers continue to investigate cold fusion,[6][8][9][10] and some have reported positive results at mainstream conferences and in peer-reviewed journals.[11][12] Cold fusion research sometimes is referred to as low energy nuclear reaction (LENR) studies or condensed matter nuclear science,[13] in order to avoid negative connotations.[14][15]

In 1989, the majority of a review panel organized by the US Department of Energy (DOE) found that the evidence for the discovery of a new nuclear process was not persuasive. There have been few mainstream reviews of the field since 1990. A second DOE review, convened in 2004 to look at new research, reached conclusions similar to the first.[16]

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[cloudstrife1288]

watch. this. high.

[NewHangUps]

So the premise of the program and test is that if this ONE test fails then one of the great dreams of science WILL SURELY DIE. What total non sense.

[K3vyB]

@cloudstrife1288 doing that right now son

[baddoggie101]

The BBC is beginning to rot. What is with all the sensational noise and music? This is trivial garbage and the BBC should do better. BTW a single experiment that produces negative result does not mean that it is proved that the method does not work. But a single positive result would show that at a minimum that it warrants more research.

[NiBreak20]

This isn't the BBCs best, full of the kind of alarmist rhetoric I would expect from an american documentary.

[jordanreeseyre]

pity it simply doesnt work.

[slipcurve]

Just started watching this. I hope this is at least somewhat objective view of the sc, cold fusion instead of CF cultist crap they are most of the time. I have high hopes since it's BBC.

[ZeekWolfe1]

This documentary reminds me and sounds like (with all the silly sound effects) a lurid program about space aliens and flying saucers. Tell us the story about cold fusion and stop with the wham, blam, blingbling, kaboom, whoooosh, swooooosh. boombaboombaboom, tinkletinkle. This is a typical BBC fraudulent presentation with edited soundbites and a flawed premise. Have I left anything out, folks?

[2tired2think2night]

i wish some people would just cut the crap and explain what he did and how it's supposed to work.

[piercoucy]

@NewHangUps I am so upset with the BBC. What the fuck do they think they are? Tomorrow I will put together a team of oncologists and I will transplant a heart.  If it succeeds, then we will show that hearts can be transplanted, it it fails, then an idiot will die (maybe be one of the asses that made this program)!!!!

[die101]

believe me these oil cartel already has the technology to renew energy. the keyword, here is "cheap" energy as being said by the narator 5:08. If it were cheap, then it would be able to enslave us to "valuable" and "expensive" energy. if this were to be introduced, it would bancrupt washington, aramco, BP, exxon mobil, chevron and the list goes on