Cold Fusion: The Controversial Quest for Room-Temperature Nuclear Energy

Cold fusion is a hypothesized nuclear reaction that would occur at or near room temperature, offering the promise of clean, abundant energy. Despite initial excitement in 1989 following claims by <a href="/article/martin-fleischmann">Martin Fleischmann</a> and <a href="/article/stanley-pons">Stanley Pons</a>, the scientific community largely dismissed it due to a lack of reproducible results and theoretical understanding. A small community of researchers continues to investigate it under names like <a href="/article/low-energy-nuclear-reactions">Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions</a> (LENR).