Okay, this is a big may be, but RPI PR machine are stating that their physcists have achieve "cold fusion" on the laboratory scale. the RPI team, oak ridge national laboratory, and russian academy of science will be publishing an article for peer review shortly.
so, if this is true, it might solve the emerging energy crisis. so, no WWIII. at least, we don't need to fight over energy in the future. plus, there's the added benefit that we won't have to buy gasoline from middle east anymore.
http://www.rpi.edu/web/News/press_re...ahey.htm#cool: