[extropy-chat] PEAK OIL: Alternate laptop fuel for you buffalo tech-nomads....(Spike, this means you)

[Mike Lorrey]

http://blogs.siliconvalley.com/gmsv/2005/09/it_might_not_be.html

>From GOOD MORNING SILICON VALLEY:
"Next generation laptop features slot-loading cow-pie tray: It might
not be the most aromatic of approaches, but scientists at Ohio State
University say the cow manure fuel cell they've developed proves there
are ways to generate renewable electricity that are both cheap and
plentiful. Apparently, some of the microorganisms found in cow dung are
quite proficient at generating electricity while they break down the
cellulose that forms a large portion of the cow's diet. Throw some cow
dung in a makeshift fuel cell and presto: electricity. Not a lot, mind
you, but something. "The students put a few of these cells together and
were able to fuel their rechargeable batteries over and over again,"
researcher Ann Christy explained. "We've run some of these trials well
over 30 days without a decrease in the voltage output. The study
suggests that cow waste is a promising fuel source. It's cheap and
plentiful, and it may someday be a useful source of sustainable energy
in developing parts of the world." 
http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/050901_cow_battery.html

Mike Lorrey
Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
Founder, Constitution Park Foundation:
http://constitutionpark.blogspot.com
Personal/political blog: http://intlib.blogspot.com


	
		
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