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Science 8 March 2002:
Vol. 295. no. 5561, pp. 1808 - 1809
DOI: 10.1126/science.295.5561.1808
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NUCLEAR FUSION:
'Bubble Fusion' Paper Generates a Tempest in a Beaker

Charles Seife

This week in Science (p. 1868), scientists claim to have seen evidence for nuclear fusion in a beaker of organic solvent. That stunning claim, if true, could eventually have important consequences for nuclear proliferation and energy production. But other scientists are likening the paper to cold fusion. Adding to the brouhaha is a series of exchanges between the magazine's editor-in-chief and nonauthors seeking to influence Science during its publication of the paper.

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