Cold Fusion

[EUOL]

http://www.christiansciencemonitor.com/2005/0606/p25s01-stss.html

It's here.  Took them long enough.  We SF writers have been taking CF for granted for centuries.

[Entsuropi]

You write fantasy, I thought?

Any attempt to claim elantris is the story of stranded colony ships will result in much stabbings.

[Skar]

Seconded.

[EUOL]

I am the proud author of two SF novels.  You're welcome to read either one, if you want.  Neither is of publishable quality, but they each have their charm.

[Oldie Black Witch]

Do you think she could have written the article without the snarkiness and waffley conclusion? She predicts that cold fusion will someday power our household appliances, while admitting that this experiment was not energy efficient and that it isn't likely that cold fusion will be used as a regular energy source for many years.
It all comes down to efficiency. Until cold fusion is able to produce more energy than it takes to create the reaction, it won't be a viable energy option.

I find her lack of doubt disturbing, which is probably why this article is in the CSM and not Nature.

I wonder if the UCLA guys got the idea from SF books they read, though.

[fuzzyoctopus]

I am the proud author of two SF novels.  You're welcome to read either one, if you want.  Neither is of publishable quality, but they each have their charm.

Now I'm personally a big advocate for Pandora, as well you know.

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

Hurrah. Now I can globably conquest the universe. Finally.

[Spriggan]

The Japanese have been trying to get funding for a fusion plant for a few years now.