I also am skeptical, by that I mean I will wait for more evidence/theoretical explanations.
But just as an off-hand assessment, I’m inclined to think there is some anomalous results going on. Some of the people designing and performing these experiments are the top chemists/physicists in the world. I hope that more than a few of them know how to measure thermodynamics.
What DOESN’T help the situation is every few months some yodel coming out with a new “box” that you can hook up to your home and get off the grid. Especially when the new boxes all require power to run.
Or claims of a 250 mpg carb.
Interestingly, a few years back here in the Seattle area, there was some guy who claimed he had done mods to the carb on like an 89 Buick LeSabre.
They went out and rode with him and verified he was getting well over 100 mpg.
Never heard how the story played out... he’s probably in the Bahamas now with four wives...
or he’s fertilizer...
Probably did this the same way the old fill your gas tank with water and drop in this special pill scam worked. Secret gas tank hidden someplace in the car