The data supporting the reality of LENR just keeps building up. This slide show is a pretty good historical summary with most of the key players and the current state of the data.
Yes, it is a field being more widely followed now. Tom Darden, CEO of Cherokee Investment Partners explains here why he invested $10 million into funding Industrial Heat, LLC which is supporting Rossi’s work.
http://fortune.com/2015/09/27/ceo-cherokee-investment-partners-low-energy-nuclear-reaction/
To my eye, the information on page 12 of the pdf is the most interesting, specifically the information about the change in isotope concentrations.