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Podcaster: Fraser Cain and Dr Pamela Gay

Title: Astronomy Cast Ep. 325: Cold Fusion

Organization: Astronomy Cast – http://www.astronomycast.com

Link : This episode has been streamed live on  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQdd_XgpEM0

Description: The Universe is filled with hot fusion, in the cores of stars. And scientists have even been able to replicate this stellar process in expensive experiments. But wouldn’t it be amazing if you could produce energy from fusion without all that equipment, and high temperatures and pressures? Pons and Fleischmann announced exactly that back in 1989, but things didn’t quite turn out as planned…

Bio: Fraser Cain is the publisher of Universe Today and Dr. Pamela Gay is a professor at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. They team up to do Astronomy Cast, a weekly facts-based journey through the cosmos.

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