Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Ivan Semeniuk
Publication Date: August 20, 2025 - 11:00
UBC experiment ignites the renaissance of cold fusion
August 20, 2025
The Thunderbird reactor sounds like an impressive piece of scientific hardware. Impressive it may be, but not because of size, noise or heat. Rather, it is a tabletop experiment operating at the University of British Columbia. And somehow it seems to be exhibiting a version of the nuclear reactions that power the sun.
Welcome to the quiet renaissance of cold fusion.
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