http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/17/60minutes/main4952167.shtml
Video: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4955212n
-found via http://emergentfool.com/2009/04/20/cold-fusion/
Still a case of call me when it is practical. Still just an interesting effect.
I dunno, it's like that "flying car". Yup, it's a car. Yup, it's a plane. Is it a friggin' awesome hovercar? Nope. :(
All who saw it when it originally aired like a decade or so ago, might be interested in watching it again:
"Final Exam" (http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=JasonOnEarth&view=videos&query=Final+Exam) (Outer Limits episode, focusing on cold fusion -- and how dangerous might it be if the "how" became common knowledge...)