Well, the strongest connection is probably to the recent DOE plan to spend $30 million on the more fringe fusion researchers. That certainly would provoke peopl

Well, the strongest connection is probably to the recent DOE plan to spend $30 million on the more fringe fusion researchers. That certainly would provoke people doing that sort of thing to call attention to their research. What caused the DOE to spend the money in the first place I don't know. http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2014/sep/30/us-targets-novel-fusion-research http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2014/sep/30/us-targ...