Edmund Storms

Edmund Storms is a chemist and a retired Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory researcher who has studied cold fusion since 1989. In the following viewpoint, Storms describes research into cold fusion—nuclear fusion occurring at room temperature. He argues that although many experts doubt that cold fusion is possible, various researchers have produced results that strongly suggest the occurrence of the phenomenon. Storms contends that cold fusion could be a “more easily realizable energy source” than “hot fusion,” and should therefore be taken seriously by the scientific community.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. According to Storms, what key elements has the cold fusion effect produced?
2. How much excess power have cold fusion experiments generated, according to Storms?
3. In the author’s opinion...