Cold Fusion. Discussed seriously on 60 Minutes.

[Darren Dirt]

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/

[Lazybones]

Still a case of call me when it is practical. Still just an interesting effect.

[Mr. Analog]

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.

[Darren Dirt]

All who saw it when it originally aired like a decade or so ago, might be interested in watching it again:

"Final Exam" (Outer Limits episode, focusing on cold fusion -- and how dangerous might it be if the "how" became common knowledge...)