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- jayrok, on 11/01/2008, -12/+58Chlorophyll?...more like BOREophyll!
- inactive, on 11/01/2008, -7/+48Republican's first thought: any liquid, eh? So it will run on oil!
- theadvinci, on 11/01/2008, -1/+40This is what I call progress. Good job!
- eco57, on 11/01/2008, -2/+37"The battery can use any liquid—even urine."
Hmmm...imagine the possibilities. - fleischkopf, on 11/01/2008, -3/+37and to think people laughed at me for storing my urine in little jars in my basement. who's laughing now?
- CanarsieBK, on 10/31/2008, -5/+31all of this green technology is great, but the real challenge is going to be changing people's habits
- DestroyFascism, on 11/01/2008, -0/+23The pub could power itself....
- inactive, on 11/01/2008, -2/+22The best way to change a habit is to change the culture behind it entirely. That's why parents should do their best to teach their children the importance of going green.
The whole world needs to take part in it, as well. Including you, ***** China. - feenstrovski, on 11/01/2008, -1/+20Yah its a planet
- zspade, on 11/01/2008, -1/+19he will be when the worldwide urine shortage hits. Will you?
- radarplane, on 11/01/2008, -3/+19It's a really great technology...for me to pee on!
- oblique63, on 11/01/2008, -1/+16cause it's battery is low... I recommend pissing on it...
- jayrok, on 11/01/2008, -0/+14As much news coverage as Madonna gets? Or Sarah Palin's wardrobe?
Perhaps. - roho76, on 11/01/2008, -1/+14Use battery to power car, use car to get beer, use beer to drink, use piss to power battery, use battery to power car.
Kinda like that cocaine commercial from the eighties.
I do coke so I can work more hours, so I can make more money, so I can buy more coke, so I can work more hours, so I can make more money............. - Narcowski, on 11/01/2008, -1/+10Yes.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780485/ - zspade, on 11/01/2008, -1/+10This seems a little too good to be true. I'll remain skeptical until I see more scientific details, and peer vetting.
- inactive, on 11/01/2008, -3/+12Will it run on blood?
- LilJimmyNordin, on 11/01/2008, -0/+9The expectation of this comment was the only reason I clicked through. Thanks.
- inajeep, on 11/01/2008, -1/+10No good pissing on a battery jokes yet? Pity.
Half the power isn't a huge hurtle. No toxic chemicals is a big plus. Low production costs. I guess the only thing holding it back would be the refill procedure. If the storage life on them are good they would make an excellent survival kit edition. - emi420, on 11/01/2008, -1/+9sorry, but I have to go to the bathroom to charge my phone
- inv1ctus, on 11/01/2008, -1/+9Billy Madison
- migshark, on 11/01/2008, -0/+8Batteries were less efficient when they were first introduced. This tech' is still in the early stages, cost efficiency is already looking pretty, so all they have to worry about is output.
Frankly I think it wouldn't hurt... too badly, if we went retro-technograde and simply made do with chunkier gadgets. At least until they improved upon or replaced this concept. - thatspsychotic, on 11/01/2008, -1/+8Any liquid? Even Mercury?
... I smell a misleading headline! - laim, on 11/01/2008, -2/+9i hate to be skeptical about stuff like this, but i just feel like something like this would be getting a lot more news coverage...
- thcobbs, on 11/01/2008, -1/+8ummm.... mercury IS a liquid at room temperature.... just like urine.
- RawCoyote, on 11/01/2008, -0/+6I'm just thrilled that so many creative people around the globe are working on things like this.
It seems like a week doesn't go by when we don't hear of some new "breakthrough" discovery regarding alternative energy promising good things, that we've become jaded. Until I see these things in production and widely available at a competitive price, I have to remain guardedly optimistic.
Go green team!!! - Uthman, on 11/01/2008, -0/+5ummmm... is this article true? ive never heard of the domain before but i would think this would be, err--GROUND BREAKING NEWS if it were true?????
Chlorophyll providing HALF the power of a conventional battery? That's not a 'catch', as the article states; rather, that's freaking AMAZING. If you look at the efficiency of solar powered voltaic cells -- the percentage of solar energy actually converted to electrical energy, or the amount of energy captured in Any process for that matter (like how much energy we actually extract from the food we eat) so much of it gets lost, its incredible. And now there is a green-cell that costs Pennies to make and can give me half the power?
When I first read the title, i was expecting something like 1/20-1/50th of the power of a conventional cell. this should be very well received news by all news outlets if its real.
Are there any other sources to this?? - TheMachine1, on 11/01/2008, -0/+5This is the device that allowed Brawndo to become the biggest corporation in the world.
- jakatak, on 11/01/2008, -0/+4OH honey. The car battery just died. Could you please pop the hood so I can piss on the engine?
- MachtSpass, on 11/01/2008, -1/+5OK, *that* was hilarious...
- CarlSD, on 11/01/2008, -0/+4"Goddammit, I'd piss on a spark plug if I thought it'd do any good!"
(General Beringer in WarGames)
:-) - mtg101, on 11/01/2008, -0/+4Water? Mercury? Liquid Hydrogen?
- inactive, on 11/01/2008, -0/+3hurdle, addition
- saegiru, on 11/01/2008, -1/+4Damn you, that was exactly what came to my mind!
- FelixDeluxe, on 11/01/2008, -0/+3Heh. I thought it was weird that the writer's first thought was "even urine!"
- zspade, on 11/01/2008, -0/+3Waiting for peer review and more technical details before getting too excited is douchebaggery?
- shujin, on 11/01/2008, -0/+3I understand the necessity to be secretive while filing for a patent, but could they give us at least a little information on how it can use ANY liquid to make energy?
i'm just very discontent with someone saying "we made it, and it works!" - kelmaster1, on 11/01/2008, -0/+3no
- doubad, on 11/01/2008, -0/+3even Clamato juice?
- HarrisonBn, on 11/01/2008, -0/+3this is nothing compared to mr. fusion.
- Paulorific, on 11/01/2008, -1/+4I thought the point of new technology was to avoid having to change habits. If the entire world was running on carbon neutral clean technology we could use as much energy as we want without worrying about the affect on the environment.
- PhillyMJS, on 11/01/2008, -0/+2No, I will not make out with you!
- nmilkosky, on 11/01/2008, -0/+2*whooosh*
- MachtSpass, on 11/01/2008, -1/+3Dugg for Billy Madison reference
- williamkusumo, on 11/02/2008, -0/+2Professor Chungpin Hovering Liao, is that really his full name?
- bigbill780, on 11/01/2008, -0/+2This is wicked cool. Once the technology becomes more advanced just build one around a waste water processing plant or in storm drains. I think the big problem is that when everyone uses the exact same energy source you run out and find its bad for the planet we are screwed. We need some diversification.
- commentbot, on 11/01/2008, -0/+2"The battery can use any liquid—even urine."
At least it's more affordable to fill up the tank of your electric car...
1900-2010: We import pricy oil from the middle-east for our 1.0 car engines.
Starting 2010: We sell them urine at premium price to power their 2.0 engines :) - KantPredict, on 11/01/2008, -0/+2I said the following in the comments on the page:
"Couldn't the output of a hydrogen-powered engine ie WATER, by routed to a bank of these chlorophyll batteries to power the electric systems in a hydrogen car (lights, radio etc)leaving the total electrical energy of the hydrogen engine to power the car's motors, thereby making it more economical with the hydrogen?"
Anyone else spot the potential in this solution? - keegangrayson, on 11/01/2008, -1/+3I just woke up and so I'm in that idealist state-of-mind because of the testosterone and caffeine flowing through my veins, when, in general, I'm usually a realist. It occurred to me that recycling is what separates humans from the animal kingdom. As animals, as consumers, as humans it is so easy to consume, consume, consume, with a complete disregard of the consequences. We can consume a liter of Coca Cola and throw it in the grass on the side of the road and never think about it again. However, many of us recognize the consequences and that by doing very little, we can improve conditions for all other humans. We most likely won't ever see the real impact of recycling in our lifetime. Maybe it has to do with survival we rely upon one another (which irks me to no end), so in order to survive we need to survive as a whole to benefit individually. I wish I could build a house off the grid and be completely self-sustainable but that is nigh impossible, but I can get close and that's what we should all strive to do. We can actually help each other do it. I heard a broadcast on NPR where residents in New Hampshire were helping build solar heating for every one in their community, one at a time, they would all go house to house. That makes me feel warm inside. I really wish that, in every day interaction, even with strangers, we gave them the same attentiveness we give our friends and families because we're all stuck on this rock in space together, but there seems to be more and more distance and indifference towards each other. At least that's what I see - I mean I know we're tribal by nature and we can only manage several close relationships, but wouldn't it be great if we all acted like we were best friends from the get? Damn. Strong coffee.
- belzoradon, on 11/01/2008, -0/+2the university is real, althought their eng website is useless. google patent search says it hasnt heard of it yet. i didnt bother to check if the claimed prof accually graduated from the schools they claim. take it how you will.
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