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

[Dirk Bruere]

On 9/6/05, Mike Lorrey <mlorrey at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
> Brings back memories.
I tried to do that when I was a kid following exactly the same 
'breakthrough'.
That was 40yrs ago.
There's certainly money to be made in recycling...

Dirk
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