I've just found a post in Chinese about Cold fusion enigma, the history, questioning if it is bad science or real science...
Article is open but quite negative on average.
http://www.360doc.com/content/…16/152409_509893289.shtml
Some Chinese reader may explain better what it mean.
Bing translate much better than google:
http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?from=&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.360doc.com%2Fcontent%2F15%2F1101%2F16%2F152409_509893289.shtml%23
but anyway it is not totally clear. 
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Cold Fusion: interest in puzzles
Jiang Xiaoyuan
Rare physics of rules of procedure
The journal nature (Nature), Campbell (P. Campbell) in the Sino-British Joint issue of the sequence of natural century classic of science writing, recognizing that the nature has published some articles "is not just wrong, but it was the infamous", and in order to preserve the historical truth, some of these articles being selected in this century of the natural sciences in the classic. He cited the example of the "memory of water" and other articles. But in refers to "cold fusion" when he becomes more peaceful:
Anthology also includes a number of surveys of hydrogen called "cold fusion" article, not only in today's reappearance in the late 1980 of the 20th century that a sharp scientific debate, and revealed that it was a mistake at the time experiments (faulty experimentation) also play an important role in the process.
The so-called "cold fusion" (cold fusion), of course, is "hot fusion".
Nuclear fusion can release tremendous energy, a process that was originally used to make deadly weapons atomic bombs, was later developed to control this process, making it slow-release energy, I can have peaceful uses, is nuclear power technology of today's debate is fierce. But fusion can release more energy, since this process can also be used to manufacture weapons of mass killing--the hydrogen bomb. Scientists also want to be nuclear fusion process control, in accordance with existing technology, nuclear fusion must be conducted in an environment of high temperature and high pressure can, research in this area are collectively referred to as "fusion". Some of that is still being portrayed as the most promising science works "tokamak" (in the strong magnetic field for fusion), classified thermonuclear areas. Thermonuclear fusion research usually need to invest huge sums of money, and the construction of expensive and large equipment. But so far have not achieved any success.
But "cold fusion" is dramatically different. Its basic concept is: you can try to achieve nuclear fusion at room temperature (in special status can do). Who realized the commercial value of "cold fusion", he would be unimaginable fame and fortune because global energy issues almost instantly declared resolved.
On March 23, 1989, the surprising news came that it was actually made! United States University of Utah Fleischmann (M. Fleischmann) and Pons (S. Pons) announced to the world, they succeeded in achieving sustained fusion reactions at room temperature. Said at a press conference of the University of Utah: invention of Fleischmann and Pons can compare with fire, electrical and plant cultivation. As expected, the news shook the global physics community. Amid questions in, there was supporting evidence--United States, and Italy, the Soviet Union, Hungary, and India's laboratory, at one point claiming to be able to confirm that Fleischmann and Pons of "cold fusion" experiments.
However, the questioning intensified, after only two months, "mainstream science" became convinced that Fleischmann and Pons of "cold fusion" is an illusion. Fupang both from the popular Flash exposure to the scandal, was accused of "incompetence and deceit".
Soon, however, and others to come forward to support them. Nobel Laureate Schwinge (J. Schwinger) announced its withdrawal from the United States physics society to protest against the unfair practices of physics fupang they. Massachusetts Institute of technology's "top science columnist" Mollov (E. Mallov) accused some opposition "cold fusion" scientists have cheated, he resigned from the post, began publication of a name of the infinite energy of the (Infinite Energy) magazine, strongly advocates that "cold fusion".
Today, after more than 20 years, "cold fusion" is still the things one can't say for sure, it is a fraud? Is illusion? Is being suppressed great invention? Seems to be possible.
Experimental fupang two why not recognized
Campbell talked about on "cold fusion" when the wording is "error test (faulty experimentation)", which is a fairly decent, businesslike terms, avoiding speculation for motivation and evaluation both of fupang.
Fleischmann earlier in the physics community once had a good reputation, in announcing his "cold fusion" a few years before, he was just elected to United Kingdom member of the Royal Society. So physics could not have been taken seriously at first his "cold fusion". And he and Pons's claims of successful experiments then theoretically also is not without basis. They said are in Palladium metal rods in the water power of concentrated deuterium fusion happened after respectively, and the peculiar properties of Palladium absorbs hydrogen. "Cold fusion" is not fupang people first concept, it is a long dream of physicists, for example, just fupang the two men announced that "cold fusion" success shortly before another cold fusion ideas, called the "muon-catalyzed fusion" also were excited by some physicists.
Two of fupang is that it is viewed by many as a scam, it now appears that there are two main reasons.
First reason is their own results could not be justified. One of the key problems is the fusion neutrons at water and release of gamma-ray energy should position. According to the theory it should be 2.22 MeV, but fupang two people initially displayed to the peers in physics-Ray at the meeting location is 2.5 trillion electron volts, and the background and the spectral shape is wrong. Later, when their thesis in the electronic journal of analytical chemistry (Journal of Electroanalytical Chemidtry) Forum, Ray was at 2.22 trillion electron volts on the correct position. Then they respond to peer questions, Ray energies 2.5 MeV again. This situation is making many physicists feel the two experiments are far too wide of the mark.
The second reason is more deadly, was fupang the two men alleged that experiments cannot be repeated. According to statistics, around the world there have been about 1000 experiment did their experiments, there has been no real Fleischmann and Pons reported a laboratory result.
What factors played a role?
However, two of fupang "cold fusion" experiments that others cannot be repeated, they are difficult to justify, why there are still so many people firmly support them? This is indeed a strange phenomenon. One explanation is that "cold fusion" this dream is too good, "only science could not be destroyed." Such an interpretation has been impeccable, but it seems a little too careless.
If "interest" point of view, may be a more reasonable explanation. Everyone knows now the scientific community is also a community of interests, not to mention nuclear fusion if successful in future commercial benefits, only from the current research project, since "fusion" is a huge huge amounts of money and equipment research is needed, so "mainstream science" under the recognition that "hot fusion" circles on a huge research funding. Now the "cold fusion" came out, and doesn't need a big and large equipment, if this gets approved, "hot fusion" can get research funding will be significantly reduced.
To suppress "cold fusion" is defended on the grounds: in any case, the Pons and Fleischmann "cold fusion" ultimately did not succeed. But a deadly counter to this is: "hot fusion" study longer, has spent a huge amount of research funding, was there any success?
The other hand, since the interest factor is obvious, this makes for "cold fusion" smacks of any crackdown have impure motives. This is a very tricky situation--even if "cold fusion" really is wrong on the science, that who is going to determine this and can we win it? From "mainstream science" to determine it? This smacks of impure motives from "mainstream science" judged outside it? So "unprofessional", and equally difficult to win. Perhaps it was this dilemma is destined to "cold fusion" is not dead.
Still from time to time someone claimed to have achieved a "cold fusion" (a new one once in November 2011 Italy physicist claims), and has a "International Academy of cold fusion" (ICCF), hold a seminar every two years. "Cold fusion" dream has not yet burst, who knows what dream will one day be like?
