That scienceblogs review is completely devastating (Rossi prohibited all of the tests that would actually work, and just had people record the heat emitted from his plugged-in machine), and the guy has a long history of fake demonstrations and supposed roll-outs coming “very soon, really!”
His wikipedia page shows THREE successive fringe science companies promising miracle energy breakthroughs in completely separate areas of technology, contra accepted science: waste-to-oil, super-thermoelectricity, and now cold fusion. The previous companies failed to produce anything, and the first one brought criminal charges.
And you said:
Here’s a news article wrapping up the main points:
But it’s not a news site, it’s the personal website of a cold fusion enthusiast (look at the sidebar or read the “about” section).
Also, there was a previous discussion post excited about cold fusion here with following discussion and rebuttal. You can read that to save time here.
That scienceblogs review is completely devastating (Rossi prohibited all of the tests that would actually work, and just had people record the heat emitted from his plugged-in machine), and the guy has a long history of fake demonstrations and supposed roll-outs coming “very soon, really!”
And you said:
But it’s not a news site, it’s the personal website of a cold fusion enthusiast (look at the sidebar or read the “about” section).
Also, there was a previous discussion post excited about cold fusion here with following discussion and rebuttal. You can read that to save time here.
The OP said:
But look at this comment’s four critiques:
The scienceblogs review is devastating
Rossi has a history of fakery, per his Wikipedia page
What is supposedly evidence for the claims is actually quite weak (it’s not a news site, just a personal website)
This idea was discussed before and did not fare well.
The middle two are easily accessible even to those with zero relevant domain expertise.