Warren Miller's Cold Fusion

This is a 1998 documentary narrated by Star Trek's James Doohan. It traces the history of so-called 'cold fusion' the fusing of two atomic isotopes at temperatures lower than that of the sun, where nuclear fusion normally takes place.The documentary starts with the controversial claim of a famous 1989 experiment that produced 'excess heat' (more energy out than in) by chemists Fleischmann and Pons. The 'cold fusion' moniker was applied to the experiment by others. The documentary then traces many of the follow up excess heat experiments up to around 1998.This program is worth watching because many of the actual people who produced these experiments -and the scientists who held their feet to the fire- are interviewed. We hear their story first hand with no second hand summaries or interpretation.I became convinced that some of the experiments did indeed produce more energy than was consumed. Excess heat, if not actual fusion. The shortfall of not proving cold fusion actually opens the door to a possible source of energy that has not yet been realized. That is quite fascinating. If you're into Tesla or 'zero point energy' this may make more sense.In any case, it is now 2016, and where are the commercial excess heat devices? I googled this question and apparently there aren't many. Not sure why. Lack of uniformly reproducible results was one reason mentioned. Another may be that vested interests in the current energy structure is another. "Free" energy machines can likely not be owned in the same way oil and mineral rights can be.There is another documentary on Amazon Prime that compliments this one nicely. It goes into zero point energy and obtaining free energy from good old tap water: 'It Runs on Water' (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004TJQF0C/ref=dv_web_wtls_list_pr_1_ba/ref=dv_web_wtls_list_pr_1_ba?ie=UTF8&redirect=true)

I remember watching the news when this was stated to be real. I then assumed a few would go missing or sudden deaths with suspicious circumstances would occur. While many would say "yeah sure, conspiracies abound" I would say open your eyes and look around. Someone is not trying to do the right thing. Heat during the winter should not be a luxury, clean energy should be a priority. Even if you don't believe in climate change, why not pursue clean energy? Blue skies, clean air, drinking water that does not have to be purchased in a bottle, food that is not contaminated by .....I remember when those were free and not contaminated.

This is an update on the phenomenon of Cold Fusion. Experimenters and product developers claim to be presenting evidence that sufficient heat and subatomic particles were emitted to confirm the phenomenon. Their results seem highly dependent on procedural technique as if there is an unidentified variable. Presentation is interesting, but I have not checked the names, laboratories, companies and publications to verify credibility of these presenters. Note too that there is no coherent theory to explain cold fusion.

Cold Fusion sheds light on a technology which though not brand new has proven a slow technology to develop. It's well worth a view, especially for those who made have heard of it. It reveals that more progress has been made than heretofore has been much publicized about this potential energy game changer. Not mentioned or discussed, however, are the forces, largely political, aligned to keep these advances unnoticed by the public zeitgeist.

It is a clear demonstration of the most severe problem human beings face, namely the problem of rejecting out of hand evidence that contradicts belief. The fact that people, and especially scientists, reject research like the original results of the cold fusion findings at the University of Utah in 1989, shows that even genial scientists are morally not superior to Tomas de Torquemada the Spanish grand inquisitor, who murdered how many innocent children, women, and men? Of course this many not have been the main goal the creators of this film intended, but I love their work for this reason too. When will we grow up??? to recognize that belief, hypothesis, or notion do not deserve the authority of evidence to the contrary, even if presented by a child who normally lies.

It's interesting, but as others have said, a bit dated and draggy. I think it's safe to say that SOMETHING is occurring in these various experiments, so I'm reluctant to call it a sham...we may not yet be able to explain exactly what's causing the reactions (and thus, the difficulty in reliable replication), but SOMETHING's clearly going on, and that makes it interesting.

I'm not a smart man Jenny...but I swore I bought the used version. Imagine my surprise when I opened the package and found a new item. The only thing that gave it away was the missing plastic shrink wrap that's usually glued on from the factory. Otherwise, this DVD appears brand new including the paper insert. Speaking of paper insert, the seller also included a small thank you note inside. The shipping confirmation email came on Monday and the package walked through the door today (Wednesday). Great deal all around ! Now to sit down and enjoy Warren Millers handiwork.

A lot of the best scientists in nano nuclear engineering appear in this early film about the LENR aka "cold fusion" reaction.Filmed before the exact mechanism was known, it still stands out as a chilling tale about the chilling effect.What happens when experiments that cost mere millions upset the apple cart of funding that dumps 40 billion dollars (at the time) in to the hot-fusion coffers. Too-big-to-fail science had the lobbying power to slow down but not stop real progress.The best endowed institutions stay that way by making sure disruptive change doesn't get started.But today, due to the climate crisis, people have taken another look.

Love this movie :) great for road trips too :P