Infinite Energy: The Magazine of New Energy Technology, more commonly referred to simply as Infinite Energy, is a bi-monthly magazine published in New Hampshire that details theories and experiments concerning alternative energy, new science and new physics. The phrase "new energy" in the subtitle is a euphemism for perpetual motion. The magazine was founded by Eugene Mallove, who was its editor-in-chief, and is owned by the non-profit New Energy Foundation. It was established in 1994 as Cold Fusion magazine and changed its name in March 1995.
Topics of interest include "new hydrogen physics," also called cold fusion; vacuum energy, or zero point energy; and so-called "environmental energy" which they define as the attempt to violate the Second Law of Thermodynamics, for example with a perpetual motion machine . This is done in pursuit of the founder's commitment to "unearthing new sources of energy and new paradigms in science." The magazine emerged in the aftermath of the 1989 cold fusion controversy, when chemists Martin Fleischmann and Stanley Pons announced they had achieved nuclear fusion at room temperature—an extraordinary claim that drew global attention but was ultimately rejected by most physicists due to irreproducible results and methodological flaws. the magazine was published from Concord, New Hampshire, and quickly became a hub for the cold fusion community, featuring articles, experimental reports, interviews, and editorials advocating for open inquiry and challenging the boundaries of accepted science.
Despite widespread skepticism from the broader scientific establishment, Infinite Energy persisted for decades, buoyed by a dedicated community of researchers and enthusiasts.
In the 2000s, the editorship was taken over by György Egely; more recently Bill Zebuhr was writing Editorials. Issue 167 (March - June 2024) is the last extant magazine published.
Reception
Charles Platt, writing for Wired in 1998, described the magazine as "a wild grab bag of eye-popping assertions and evangelistic rants against the establishment",