Purdue U. Panel Exonerates Scientist Accused of Misconduct in 'Tabletop' Fusion Research

By ERIK VANCE

A committee at Purdue University that investigated whether a prominent physicist had doctored the evidence for his claims of success in low-cost fusion experiments has cleared the scientist of research misconduct.

The physicist, Rusi P. Taleyarkhan, has come under consistent fire since he was lead author...