2 papers
physics.hist-ph2026
Gatekeeping: a Partial History of Cold Fusion
Jonah F Messinger, Florian Metzler, Huw Price
One of the most public episodes of gatekeeping in modern science was the case of so-called 'cold fusion'. At a news conference in 1989 the electrochemists Martin Fleischmann and St…
physics.gen-ph2025
Models for nuclear fusion in the solid state
Peter L. Hagelstein, Florian Metzler, Matt K. Lilley +2
This article presents a theoretical framework for enhancing nuclear fusion rates in solid-state environments under near-ambient conditions. Drawing on quantum tunneling, electron s…