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Letter: Cold fusion creates cold comfort

Published 5 October 2016

From Ron Dippold

The major takeaway I had from this report was how similar “cold fusion” is to New Age quackery. You discuss sincere people who believe that with just a little more work and funding we can make some real breakthroughs; but there are also people who at least behave like classic hucksters.

Regular readers of your Feedback column may find it all very familiar. I firmly support other people's money being spent on this, and may you become fabulously wealthy, but I won't be holding my breath.

San Diego, California, US

Issue no. 3094 published 8 October 2016

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