Cold fusion refers to a proposed type of nuclear reaction that would occur at, or near, room temperature, unlike "hot" fusion which takes place in high-temperature environments like the sun. The concept gained significant attention in 1989 when electrochemists Martin Fleischmann and Stanley Pons announced they had achieved a nuclear fusion reaction at room temperature using a palladium electrode submerged in heavy water (deuterium oxide, D2O).
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