Cold Fusion—From the Laboratory to the World Setting the Stage for ICCF-17

The objective of ICCF-17 is to allow international groups of scientists to present their data to further the collective understanding of scientists working in the field and so that skeptical members of the mainstream scientific community, the media, and the public will see the evidence that “cold fusion” is real. Indeed, several groups are currently developing commercial products that produce energy using the “cold fusion” phenomena. Ultimately, the reality of cold fusion will be determined by the public acceptance of commercial devices. People and companies who continue to deny the existence of cold fusion will become irrelevant as the applications are placed into service. Index Terms — ICCF-17: The 17 International Conference on Cold Fusion (or International Conference on Condensed Matter Nuclear Science).