Even if LENR is found to ulimately not be fusion and rather is other weak atomic forces interacting, it may be commonly known as "cold fusion' in colloquial terms. In any case, all this talk about what to name the field will be overshowed by technological developments, if Rossi actually has working LENR devices providing heat later this year. The scientists will settle on an acceptable scientific term and the general public will either adopt that term or just stick with the more familiar cold fusion, even if it's not fusion. There are other examples in the modern English language in which the true meaning of a phrase is different than the phrase used to describe it.
On 6/14/11, Alan Fletcher <a...@well.com> wrote: > He sure is a hard-liner on the term "Cold Fusion". > > > > > Krivit's previous blog entry is a doozy: > http://blog.newenergytimes.com/2011/06/06/cold-fusion-may-ye-rest-in-peace/ >
