Professor David Nagel Comments on Cold Fusion's Scientific Comeback


July 3, 2023

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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Research Professor David Nagel was featured in an article by Popular Science, “Cold fusion is making a scientific comeback.” This article detailed the controversies and uncertainties surrounding the field of “low-energy nuclear reactions” (LENR), also known as cold fusion, which has gained momentum following the U.S. government agency ARPA-E’s announcement of a $10M program on LENR.

Here is an excerpt from the article: "It got a bad start and a bad reputation,” according to Nagel, “and then, over the intervening years, the experimental evidence for the reality and promise of LENR has piled up.”

Read the full article on Popular Science.