OT: Speaking about power generation.......
http://www.bath.ac.uk/~ccsshb/12cyl/

Russell McMahon wrote:

> Thermal power generation with no moving parts at 70% + of Carnot effici=
ency
>
> IF they can get this to work as well as they claim the future of power
> generation is liable to change drastically. Initially in small portable
> applications, but it has the potential in all areas.
> _______________
>
> Power Chips=99, which use electron thermotunnelling to convert heat dir=
ectly
> into electricity, will be one of the first industrial applications of
> nanotechnology. These small, solid-state devices promise to improve cur=
rent
> power generation and waste heat recovery techniques. Power Chips will
> deliver up to 70-80% of the maximum (Carnot) theoretical efficiency for=
 heat
> pumps (conventional power generation equipment operates at up to 40% Ca=
rnot
> efficiency).
>
>         http://www.powerchips.gi/index.shtml
>
> _____________________

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