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Submersible Robot Diesel Recycles Its Exhaust

Posted by timothy on from the looking-for-godzilla dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes: "This might be a good weekend topic to kick around. Trends in Japan has a short article on an undersea robot that uses a contained diesel. 'The engine itself is a completely closed system that needs no intake of air to run and chemically processes exhaust gas inside the robot. On-board devices reinfuse the exhaust with oxygen after removing its carbon dioxide and reuse the gas in the fuel mixture. The seawater is kept clean, as no gas is released.' Any /.'s working with this tech? Can it be applied to low emission vehicles?"

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  1. The article was from 1996 by l0ki · · Score: 2, Funny

    My question is why not use a fuel cell, then I saw the date. That's why.

    "Mr Peabody, set the way-back machine"

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    "You never truly understand a thing until you can explain it to your grandmother" -Albert Einstein
  2. Re-invent the wheel? by Ballresin · · Score: 1, Funny

    Man...my dog has been recycling his exhaust for years. Nothin' new to me.

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    I got nothin'.
  3. In this house... by metalhed77 · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...we obey the laws of thermodynamics!

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    Photos.
  4. Re:Dated!! by dostick · · Score: 2, Funny

    God damn. FIVE years ago!
    They must have been inverned something better in this time. What a waste of Slashdot.