What does the terminology Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENR) and Condensed Matter Nuclear Science (CMNS) mean?
Condensed matter nuclear science includes multiple subject matters including low energy nuclear reactions, an entirely new branch of science that gained widespread attention beginning in 1989 with the Fleischmann-Pons “cold fusion” announcement at the University of Utah. The term “cold fusion” has been erroneously used to describe LENR in the past. For more on that terminology, see the answer to FAQ #1 above. The collective group of experimental observations is called low energy nuclear reactions, which may include fusion reactions as well as nonfusion nuclear reactions. The word “low” refers to the input energies to the reactions; the output energies may be low or high. The practical aspects of this research remain to be fully explored. Condensed matter nuclear science studies nuclear effects in and/or on condensed matter, targeting its application for portable clean nuclear sources. It is an inter- and multidisciplinary academic field encompassing nuclear physics, condensed matter ph
