Since no one else has mentioned it, and since on a scale of importance it's possibly right up there with the triple J top 100, I thought I might as well give it a mention.
Have a look at this->

hardware.slashdot.org/story/11/01/24/1550205/Italian-Scientists-Demonstrate-Cold-Fusion

Yes I know it's probably a fraud. If I was convinced it wasn't I would rate it slightly higher than the JJJ top 100, or at least equal to.

If it's not a fraud it would be the beginning of something really big.

In case you can't be bothered looking it up, it sez;-

"Italian scientists Andrea Rossi and Sergio Focardi of the University of Bologna announced that they developed a cold fusion device capable of producing 12,400 W of heat power with an input of just 400 W....when the atomic nuclei of nickel and hydrogen are fused in their reactor, the reaction produces copper and a large amount of energy. The reactor uses less than 1 gram of hydrogen and starts with about 1,000 W of electricity, which is reduced to 400 W after a few minutes. Every minute, the reaction can convert 292 grams of 20C water into dry steam at about 101C. Since raising the temperature of water by 80C and converting it to steam requires about 12,400 W of power, the experiment provides a power gain of 12,400/400 = 31."

If you chase up a few links there is more on this, (including a You Choob, so it must be true )

The good news is, they also say they will be manufacturing these within a few months so at least we will know fairly soon if it's run on horse feathers and snake oil.

Another link or two if you're interested. Some are slow to load cos they come from italy and have to be authorised by the pope. (That's not true. I just made that bit up. )
blog.newenergytimes.com/2011/01/19/rossi-and-focardi-lenr-device-probably-real-with-credit-to-piantelli/

www.nextbigfuture.com/

For those who only believe if it's on you choob,;


Happy new year?
Probably not but let's wait and see.