A Dialogue on Chemically Induced Nuclear Effects: A Guide for the Perplexed About Cold Fusion

Comparison of Heat Output and Microchemical Changes of Palladium Cathodes under Electrolysis in Acidified Light and Heavy Water

“…•The Joule-Thomson effect has occasionally been cited as an artifact that could explain away some of the excess heat in experiments like this (Hoffman, 1995).…”

“…Hence, and unless the palladium already contained nucleated pores, while electrolysis is unfolding and the pressure is building up, cooling, not heating, is what occurs. As a result the Joule-Thomson effect cannot truly be invoked to explain the excess heat in an experiment like this, but it certainly can play a role in other ''heat after death'' reports when heat was observed in similar experiments after the current was switched off (Hoffman, 1995).…”

Controversy in Chemistry: How Do You Prove a Negative?—The Cases of Phlogiston and Cold Fusion

“…We present below a very brief summary. For those who want to know more, several full-length book accounts, written from a variety of perspectives (including scientist-nonbeliever, [28] scientist-agnostic/skeptic, [29] scientist/science writer-nonbeliever, [30] scientist/science writer-believer, [31] and science writer-nonbeliever [32] ) were published within the first few years. There are also a number of internetbased bibliographies which can easily be located on-line.…”

Kontroversen in der Chemie: Wie beweist man ein Negativum? – Die Fälle Phlogiston und Kalte Fusion

“…Nachstehend geben wir eine kurze Zusammenfassung; wer mehr wissen möchten, sei auf ausführliche Darstellungen in Büchern verwiesen, die in den ersten Jahren nach der Kontroverse erschienen und unterschiedliche Perspektiven widerspiegeln (z. B. die eines ablehnenden Wissenschaftlers,28 eines agnostischen/skeptischen Wissenschaftlers,29 eines ablehnenden Wissenschaftlers/Wissenschaftsjournalisten,30 eines befürwortenden Wissenschaftlers/Wissenschaftsjournalisten 31 und eines ablehnenden Wissenschaftsjournalisten32). Im Internet findet man leicht eine Reihe weiterer Bibliographien.…”