Near the anniversary of the cold fusion nonsense, some operation belonging to Lockheed Martin may have made the news about their “breakthrough” on getting real fusion to happen in a decade. I knew it was too good to be true because actual scientists would’ve been jumping for joy. Right there if the US Forces actually found functional chemical weapons in Iraq, the Busheviks would’ve trotted that out for their 2004 campaign of FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt). They don’t need it this year, they’ve overblown the ebola “outbreak” in Dallas.
Back to fusion.
A good debunking story is found through this link. It’s a damned shame. Having functional, feasible fusion energy is the philosopher’s stone for our energy-hungry civilizations. I think it could finally end the train wreck American foreign policy has turned into and even poor nations could get a leg up.
Fear not. A real group of experts continues to plug away in a consortium. Allegedly, they’ve made significant progress since I learned about the efforts in the Eighties.
I’m not sure that really counts as a “debunking,” which would entail a thorough rebuttal of Lockheed-Martin’s claims. In fact, the story you link pretty much makes that case; “They haven’t provided enough details yet, so curb your enthusiasm” is very different from “They’re full of shit.”
I’m highly doubtful myself, but given LM’s very conservative public presence and legendary reticence, I’m of the mind that they’re at least “on to something.” While their scientists notoriously do not engage the academic scientific community, they do still manage to produce results.