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ISCMNS Quarterly Newsletter, December, 2025
Issue 1 (Published Mid January)
The International Society for Condensed Matter Nuclear Science (ISCMNS) is the primary professional society supporting the field of Low Energy Nuclear Reactions. Further information on the Society, and introductory materials to the field, are available at our website.
As part of the Society’s expansion of our communications, we are pleased to share our first quarterly newsletter. The scope of the newsletter is broad. It includes news about experimental progress, published papers, upcoming events, and other items of interest to the CMNS community. We encourage readers to forward the newsletter to their friends and colleagues.
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News from the Field
Recent Publications
Iwamura (ed), “Proceedings of the 24th Meeting of the Japan CF Research Society”, Japan CF Research Society, 2025
Gillespie et al., “Enhanced tritium production in irradiated TiD2 from collisional fusion in the solid-state” Engineering and Technology, Vol. 58, Issue 3, 2026
Dubey et al., “Experimental Signatures of a New Channel of the Deuteron-Deuteron Reaction at Very Low Energy” Physical Review X, Vol. 15, Issue 4, 2025
Czerski et al., “Observation of Thermal Deuteron-Deuteron Fusion in Ion Tracks” arXiv Preprint, Dec. 2025
Karahadian et al., “Enhanced nuclear fusion in the sub-keV energy regime” arXiv Preprint, Dec. 2025
Chen et al., “Electrochemical loading enhances deuterium fusion rates in a metal target” Nature, Vol. 644, 2025
Special Topic, Journal of Plasma and Fusion Research, Vol. 101, No. 9, 2025 (Japanese)
Lakesar et al., “Beta-like tracks in a cloud chamber from nickel cathodes after electrolysis”, arXiv Preprint, Dec. 2025
Gadly et al., “Retraction Note: Experimental and theoretical validation for transmutation of palladium at electrochemical interfaces” Nature Scientific Reports, Vol. 15, Issue 1, Aug. 2025
Krivit et al., “Review of Condensed-Matter Nucleosynthesis” European Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 7, No. 5, Sep. 2025
Chiu et al., “Quantitatively Profiling the Evolution of Hydrogen Storage and Defect Healing Processes in Palladium at the Nanoscale” ACS Nano, Vol. 19, No. 10, 2025
Messinger et al., “Gatekeeping: a Partial History of Cold Fusion” arXiv Preprint, Jan. 2026
Akrap et al., “Report on Reproducibility in Condensed Matter Physics” arXiv Preprint, Jan. 2025
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Lectures and Interviews
”Anomalies, Demarcation, and Discovery: Toward Constructive Engagement with Frontier Science” Dr. Florian Metzler at the IGPP Kolloquium, Aug. 2025
“Intellectual dark matter? A reputation trap? The case of cold fusion” Jonah Messinger on the London Futurists Podcast, Aug. 2025
“Room Temperature Fusion is Here” Dr. Lawrence Forsley on the DemysifySci Podcast, Jul. 2025
News Media
“Researchers use electrochemistry to boost nuclear fusion rates” (Press Release) University of British Columbia, Aug. 2025
Zhu, “Fusion gets a charge” Nature Chemical Engineering, Sep. 2025
“University adds electrochemical boost in pursuit of cold fusion” ANS Nuclear News, Aug. 2025
Lowe, “Nuclear Fusion in Palladium Metal. No, Really.” Science, Sept. 2025
“Fusion energy gets a boost from cold fusion chemistry” Nature Podcast, Aug. 2025
Corless, ““Electrochemistry offers ‘modest’ boost to deuterium fusion reaction”https://iscmns.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=03907ac4ffcb983eff7ccf2eb&id=683dff1ea9&e=d1fa10b076 Chemistry World, Sep. 2025
Wilkins, “Nuclear fusion gets a boost from a controversial debunked experiment” New Scientist, Aug. 2025
Lee, “Scientists Built a Beer-Fridge-Sized Reactor That Brings Fusion Closer” Gizmodo, Aug. 2025
“Electrochemical loading boosts deuterium fusion in a palladium target” Physics World, Aug. 2025
Semeniuk, “UBC experiment aims to reignite cold fusion nuclear quest” The Globe and Mail, Aug. 2025
“Cold Fusion’s Comeback” (Podcast), New Scientist, Aug. 2025
e Duigou, “Fusion Froide, Le Grand Retour” Science & Vie Magazine, Nov. 2025 (French)
“A Rebrand Breathes Life Into Cold Fusion Research in Japan” BloombergNEF, Sept. 2025
General Science Media
Garisto, “Physicists Puzzle Over Emergence of Strange Electron Aggregates” Quanta Magazine, May 2024
Greer, “Why Basic Science Deserves Our Boldest Investment” MIT Technology Review, Aug. 2025
Upcoming Events
The 25th Annual Meeting of the Japan CF Research Society, March 14-15, Yokohama, Japan
The 17th International Workshop on Anomalies in Hydrogen Loaded Metals, March 24-26, Bergamo, Italy
Electrochemically & Electrically Activated Condensed Matter Nuclear Reactions – 249th ECS Meeting, May 24-28, 2026, Seattle, USA
ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, April 7-9, 2026, California, USA
View the ISCMNS Event Calendar
Career Opportunities
Astral Systems is currently hiring across technical, operational and commercial roles.
Learn more.
Obituaries
With gratitude and sadness, we share the below obituaries with the community.
Dr. Michael McKubre
Dr. Melvin Miles (1937-2025)
Dr. Dennis Bushnell (1941-2025)
Dr. Gustave Fralick (1942-2025)
News from the Society
JCMNS Vol. 40
We are delighted to note that the 40th volume of the Journal of Condensed Matter Nuclear Science has now been published, and is available to read at the below link.
Read JCMNS Vol. 40
IWAHLM-17
The French Society for Condensed Matter Nuclear Science has now released the second announcement for the 17th International Workshop on Anomalies in Hydrogen Loaded Metals.Please note that the deadline for submitting abstracts to the workshop has been extended to January 31st.
Learn more
Online Store
The ISCMNS is pleased to announce the launch of its online store with our “Sun in a Beaker” t-shirt.
Visit the Online Store
From the Archive
In 1993 and 1994, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation aired documentaries on Drs. Fleischmann and Pons’ work and legacy. These documentaries are notable for their even handedness and willingness to carefully countenance both the continuing claims made by Fleischmann and Pons as well as those of their detractors.
Watch “The Secret Life of Cold Fusion”, Prime Time News Documentary, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, June 24, 1993
Watch “Too Close to the Sun”, Witness Documentary, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, March 21, 1994
Notes for ISCMNS Members
Online Portal
The Society has launched a new online portal for members. This portal creates a single point of entry into all administrative functions and member resources tied to Society membership. To login to the portal, please click here and enter the email address attached to your membership.
Online Store Discount
Members are entitled to a 10% discount in our online store. To access this discount, please login to the member portal and retrieve the member discount code.
Become an ISCMNS Member
Members of the Society are entitled to vote and stand in elections for the Society’s Executive Committee. Additionally, members are entitled to discounts and other benefits attached to their membership.
To learn more about membership of the Society, please click here.
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