[Technogeeb]

The primary problem, the same one that has marginalized LENR for two decades, is that before two positively charged hydrogen nuclei can move close enough to each other to fuse into helium, they first must overcome their nearly overwhelming electric repulsion. The only known and widely accepted way to do that is based on what stars and multibillion-dollar “hot fusion” reactors do: squeeze the nuclei into as small a space as possible and kick the temperature up to tens of millions of degrees.

This isn't really true. Simple quantum tunneling is capable of performing the same feat at low energy. The probability of a large number of reactions is low, but a few nuclei will fuse even in a glass of water from time to time (the rate being so low as to make the process impractical for any purpose). There are known ways to manipulate this process, such as replacing the electrons in deuterium with muons (decreasing the radius of the "electron" cloud and thus allowing the atoms to get closer before coulomb repulsion kicks in, so the probability of the tunneling events are higher because of the higher cross section).

There are any number of ways this could still be a nuclear process (not saying it is, just that it is silly to say it CAN'T be) and not violate any of the known laws of physics. This article is also wrong in the above statement because there are various other well-known ways to achieve fusion (for example, the Farnsworth Fusor); they just aren't practical for generating power.

[Cheetahcat]

“The primary problem, the same one that has marginalized LENR for two decades, is that before two positively charged hydrogen nuclei can move close enough to each other to fuse into helium, they first must overcome their nearly overwhelming electric repulsion. The only known and widely accepted way to do that is based on what stars and multibillion-dollar “hot fusion” reactors do: squeeze the nuclei into as small a space as possible and kick the temperature up to tens of millions of degrees.
This isn't really true. Simple quantum tunneling is capable of performing the same feat at low energy. The probability of a large number of reactions is low, but a few nuclei will fuse even in a glass of water from time to time (the rate being so low as to make the process impractical for any purpose). There are known ways to manipulate this process, such as replacing the electrons in deuterium with muons (decreasing the radius of the “electron” cloud and thus allowing the atoms to get closer before coulomb repulsion kicks in, so the probability of the tunneling events are higher because of the higher cross section).

There are any number of ways this could still be a nuclear process (not saying it is, just that it is silly to say it CAN'T be) and not violate any of the known laws of physics. This article is also wrong in the above statement because there are various other well-known ways to achieve fusion (for example, the Farnsworth Fusor); they just aren't practical for generating power.”

Dammm and there goes my Mr Fusion to Back Order again for the next century,, Why the Lack of interest in the Breeding Reactors.

[stefanbatory]

Stranglets in the night...Exchanging glances...We were leptons at first sight...

Things turned out so right...for stranglets in the night!

[Batrachian]

"a few nuclei will fuse even in a glass of water from time to time"

Alpha decay is possible due to quantum tunneling, not nuclear fusion at room temperature.

Try this on for size.