The Cold Fusion Bad Boys Welcome back to "Bad Boys of Science." In the third part of the series, we look at Martin Fleischmann and Stanley Pons, two electrochemists who stirred the scientific pot with their claim of achieving "cold fusion" – a claim that, if proven true, could have revolutionized energy production. The chemists Pons & Fleischmann. (Picture credit) In 1989, Fleischmann and Pons, working at the University of Utah, shocked the world with an astounding announce

Thomas Midgley: Unseen Consequences In this, the second episode of "Bad Boys of Science," we explore the enormous impact Thomas Midgley had on the 20th Century. Midgley's tale is a poignant illustration of the unforeseen repercussions that can arise from well-intentioned scientific endeavours. The American chemical engineer Thomas Midgley Jr. was a prodigious talent who held over a hundred patents. Two of his inventions shaped the industrial landscape of the 20th century: tet