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Rename article to LENR (Low-energy Nuclear Reactions)

This has become the accepted name in the field of research , with ICCF as its conference name. The present article is about the historic Ponds-fleischmann experiment which is now a tiny subset of modern investigations. So a new umbrella article is needed, which over time would be expanded by users to encompass a categorized list of sub areasLawrence18uk (talk) 05:19, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

:The people who still believe in this can change the in-universe name to "Squirrel manticore foomp" for all we care. Cold fusion is the common name. --Hob Gadling (talk) 10:31, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

Cultural reference

Tom and Ray Magliozzi mentioned Pons and Fleischman numerous times on Car Talk, when discussing "bogusity" 24.45.58.149 (talk) 17:18, 16 March 2025 (UTC)