Aspirin achieved widespread use and acceptance before it was ascertained how it worked. Had Fleishman and Pons steered away from the use of “cold fusion” I think their contribution may not have been hampered by the forces of vested interests in high temperature fusion. Their process could have studied in a less charged atmosphere.
Here are several more links on the process:
The Rossi 10 kW Reactor:
http://www.infinite-energy.com/images/pdfs/IE96Rossi.pdf
And here are 36 more questions – with Rossi’s answers:
http://www.nyteknik.se/nyheter/energi_miljo/energi/article3126617.ece
This is how Rossi is financing his E-cat:
http://www.nyteknik.se/nyheter/energi_miljo/energi/article3123849.ece
Cold Fusion: 18 hour test excludes combustion:
http://www.nyteknik.se/nyheter/energi_miljo/energi/article3108242.ece