Cold+Fusion

**Cold Fusion** Nuclear Fusion is a nuclear reaction in which two or more atomic nuclei smash at a very high speed to form a brand new atomic nucleus. In this process, energy can either be absorbed or released, making it a valuable resource.

In order for Nuclear Fusion to take place, a large amount of energy is needed. The atoms, containing protons, neutrons, and electrons, are smashed together, releasing energy and forming a brand n ew atom. In order for that energy to be released, the end mass of the products has to be less yhan the mass of the original nuclei. That difference in mass is converted to energy using Einstein's E=MC^2 formula.

The simple definition of cold fusion is a method of achieving nuclear fusion at a low temperature, like room temperature, compared to the millions of degrees fusion usually occurs at.



Cold Fusion is different than other types of fusion because nuclear fusion usually occurs at high temperatures in the millions of degrees and cold fusion occurs at room temperature. However, as of now Cold Fusion has not been achieved even with our latest and best science.

Essentially, cold fusion would be created in a fussion reactor where an electrode would be placed in deuterium water and an electric current would be sent through the water, forcing those atoms to colloide with the electrode atoms, even at room temperature.



Over the past years, researchers have been getting colser to creating cold fussion. Perhaps the closest we have gotten to achieving it was by a group of researchers from Osaka University in Japan. The reasearchers added deuterium gas to a cell containing palladium and zirconium oxide, it mixed becoming dense, and the nuclei combined, essentially achieving cold fusion. However, the problem is and has always been duplication. Every known achievement of cold fusion could not be duplicated, forcing us to believe that it was a one time thing.

Cold Fusion would be extremely benefitial to the worlds energy crisis. Nuclear Fussion thay occurs in stars, like our Sun, has to occur at extreme temperatures and in order to obtain those extremes on Earth, a crazy amount of energy has to be used. Since all that energy has to be used, the energy produced would be less than the input, making the machiene detrimental to the world, not beneficial. However, Cold Fusion would occur at room temperature and the energy needed to make the proccess would be much, much less than what is produced.

If Cold Fussion can be achieved, it would be so efficient that we could produce large amounts of clean energy and greatly help the World's energy crisis.

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