[Kevmo]

The Cold Fusion/LENR Ping List

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/coldfusion/index?tab=articles

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http://lenr-canr.org/

Vortex-L
http://tinyurl.com/pxtqx3y

Best book to get started on this subject:
EXCESS HEAT
Why Cold Fusion Research Prevailed
Free Download:

http://iccf9.global.tsinghua.edu.cn/lenr%20home%20page/acrobat/BeaudetteCexcessheat.pdf

[beethovenfan]

I don’t know but I suspect it’s due to global warming.

[Greysard]

Well, here is the executive summary.

As we all know, two nuclei cannot approach each other and start a nuclear reaction because of electrostatic forces that push them away from each other. It takes considerable external energy to punch through that barrier.

Quantum mechanics defines a tunneling mechanism, by which particles can penetrate such barriers. However classical calculations show that protons (nucleus of Hydrogen) cannot punch through the Coulomb barrier that protects the other nucleus.

The authors point out that classical calculations are based on assumptions that are not true in the real world. In particular, quantum packets (particles) are seen as infinitely large, flat waves. In reality quantum packets have finite size and "shape." When authors adjusted the formulas they discovered that under certain conditions (so-called "slow particles") there may be just enough energy for protons to penetrate the barrier, approach the nucleus of another atom, and start a nuclear reaction.

[no-s]

hmm. this should include some testable predictions.