Cold Fusion is the holy grail of energy research. If scientists can unlock the power of cold fusion, the sky’s the limit for energy production, and we can offer a not so fond farewell to the era of petrochemical energy production. You might recall the furor the Stanley/Pons research caused in the late 80’s/early 90’s, when they claimed to have discovered a method of achieving cold fusion. To say that didn’t pan out would be an understatement, but now there’s a second round of research out [warning, NY Times link, registration required] on an alternative method of achieving cold fusion that is gaining positive commentary from the scientific community. Could this be it? Time will tell, it’s very cool though that the initial reports are so promising.