Jones wrote: > Magnetohydrodynamic methods can generate electricity > through natural ionization in plain-old water. At the level of > the micro-channel, you do not even need to "split" the > water. This kind of process should make Fred Sparber > happy, as he has mentioned that the "natural" ionization of > H2O should be amenable to use on several occasions. > Also it vaguely similar to the way an "ultraconductor" > works, if I am not mistaken.
> BTW, If you want to get attention these days, just throw the > prefix "nano" in there, even where it doesn't belong. These > guys resisted the urge, even though they could have gotten > away with it, as arguably to get from the 1% eff. to a level > higher, one is going to need to go smaller: >http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3201030.stm#graphic > The prototype battery generated 10 volts, and presumably it > requires pressurization, but that should be "free" from solar > energy. The only problem with this "new" discovery is that Michael Faraday did it ca 1840. OK, so Mike used pond sediment pounded into a pipe one time and terracotta for "micro-channels" another time, still the same damn thing. Neeno nano nyno noono. I've emailed these geniuses about this a few times, but predictably got no response. Might cost them their grant, hmm? I would do a lot of scientists a lot of good to read works actually written by Faraday, Maxwell, Lavoisier, Benjamin Franklin and so on. You really learn a lot from reading the source as opposed to reading what others had to say about their work. M. _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!
