International Conference on Cold Fusion

International Conference on Cold Fusion
AbbreviationICCF
DisciplineCold fusion
Publication details
Publisher2011-present: International Society for Condensed Matter Nuclear Science[1]
History1990–

The International Conference on Cold Fusion (ICCF) (also referred to as Annual Conference on Cold Fusion in 1990-1991 and mostly as International Conference on Condensed Matter Nuclear Science since 2007) is an annual or biennial conference on the topic of cold fusion. An international conference on cold fusion was held in Santa Fe, New Mexico US in 1989.[2] However, the first ICCF conference (ICCF1) took place in 1990 in Salt Lake City, Utah, under the title "First Annual Conference on Cold Fusion".[3] Its location has since rotated between Russia, US, Europe, and Asia. It was held in India for the first time in 2011.[4]

The conferences have been criticized as events which attract "crackpots" and "pseudo-scientists".[3]

  1. ^ "Chennai: The Nuclear conference begins today". The Times of India. February 6, 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Lab ends talks on verifying fusion claim". The Milwaukee Journal. 14 June 1989. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Simon, B. (1999). "Undead Science: Making Sense of Cold Fusion After the (Arti)fact". Social Studies of Science. 29 (1): 61–85. doi:10.1177/030631299029001003. JSTOR 285446. S2CID 145214518. See especially pages 68 and 73.
  4. ^ "Our dream is a small fusion power generator in each house". The Times of India. 4 February 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2013.