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What Is Cold Fusion? The Failed Experience of 1989

Summary by Numerama
Fusion is the reaction that takes place inside the Sun and provides a huge amount of energy. To initiate this reaction, you have to reach extremely high temperatures: 100 million degrees Celsius, which is very complex on Earth. Imagine the general enthusiasm when two research teams announced that they had observed a fusion at room temperature: the promise of unlimited and clean energy. A little too good to be true!
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Fusion is the reaction that takes place inside the Sun and provides a huge amount of energy. To initiate this reaction, you have to reach extremely high temperatures: 100 million degrees Celsius, which is very complex on Earth. Imagine the general enthusiasm when two research teams announced that they had observed a fusion at room temperature: the promise of unlimited and clean energy. A little too good to be true!

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Numerama broke the news on Saturday, August 15, 2026.
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