The role of the electron microscope in the cold fusion controversy

Abstract

More than two years ago, thousands of scientists around the world raced to confirm the claims of electrochemically induced fusions especially in the palladium/deuterium system. Interestingly enough, it was also claimed during the 1920's that ordinary hydrogen absorbed in palladium fuses to form helium.The author has recently argued that a significant feature of the controversy involving palladium electrodes in electrochemical systems where either hydrogen or deuterium absorption is crucial, probably depends strongly on the palladium microstructure. indeed there is no compelling evidence that has involved a systematic evaluation of the palladium metallurgy or specific microstructural alterations which may have been correlated with heat generation or other fusion-related phenomena.