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MIT researchers discover new way of producing electricity
PhysOrg ^
| 3/7/20
| David Chandler
Posted on 03/07/2010 8:33:21 PM PST by LibWhacker
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To: KevinDavis; SunkenCiv
That could be interesting
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posted on
03/07/2010 8:34:23 PM PST
by
GeronL
(I Own Me (yep, boiled down to 6 letters))
To: GeronL
Hmm, might be a replacement for a steam turbine eventually. With direct heat to electricity, there would be no need for the middle man of steam.
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posted on
03/07/2010 8:36:39 PM PST
by
gogogodzilla
(Live free or die!)
To: LibWhacker
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posted on
03/07/2010 8:41:55 PM PST
by
Cacique
(quos Deus vult perdere, prius dementat ( Islamia Delenda Est ))
To: LibWhacker
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posted on
03/07/2010 8:42:20 PM PST
by
Mike Darancette
(You know Obama is in trouble when the MSM mentions that he is half white.)
To: gogogodzilla
MMMM, tell Al Gore........Carbon good!
To: LibWhacker
the system now puts out energy, in proportion to its weight, about 100 times greater than an equivalent weight of lithium-ion battery. well, shazzam!
To: LibWhacker
I don’t understand any of it, but it sure sounds good.
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posted on
03/07/2010 8:44:14 PM PST
by
smokingfrog
(You can't ignore your boss and expect to keep your job... WWW.filipthishouse2010.com)
To: gogogodzilla
If its more efficient, then it’ll be done.
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posted on
03/07/2010 8:44:14 PM PST
by
GeronL
(I Own Me (yep, boiled down to 6 letters))
To: LibWhacker
It sounds a lot more complicated than my discovery of plugging an extension cord into my neighbors backyard outlet....
To: LibWhacker
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posted on
03/07/2010 8:45:37 PM PST
by
Captain Beyond
(The Hammer of the gods! (Just a cool line from a Led Zep song))
To: LibWhacker
Move magnetism along a wire: get current.
Move heat along a wire: get current.
Kinda cool.
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posted on
03/07/2010 8:46:52 PM PST
by
Southack
(Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
To: LibWhacker
Still waiting for cold fusion
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posted on
03/07/2010 9:01:50 PM PST
by
pissant
(THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
To: Mike Darancette
I, for one, welcome our itty-bitty overlords.
/johnny
To: Mike Darancette
The gray goo is gonna get you!
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posted on
03/07/2010 9:06:19 PM PST
by
Inappropriate Laughter
(Obama: Another illegal alien living in public housing)
To: LibWhacker
kinds of ultra-small electronic devices — for example, devices the size of grains of rice, perhaps with sensors or treatment devices that could be injected into the body.Hope this idea never pans out.
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posted on
03/07/2010 9:06:26 PM PST
by
ZOOKER
( Exploring the fine line between cynicism and outright depression)
To: LibWhacker
Low efficiency is a definite problem.
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posted on
03/07/2010 9:14:48 PM PST
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Paladin2
To: Natural Law
Comments are like that are why I love Free Republic.
To: LibWhacker
A team of scientists at MIT have discovered a previously unknown phenomenon...Entirely redundant
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posted on
03/07/2010 9:20:46 PM PST
by
csense
To: LibWhacker
I hate to be a spoinsport, but how much energy does it take to make the nanotubes, and what is left after the reaction (are the tubes destroyed, or only the fuel on the outside)?
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posted on
03/07/2010 9:22:48 PM PST
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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