Japanese Inventor's Motor Uses 80% Less Power

novakane007 writes "A Japanese inventor named Kohei Minato has created a new kind of motor. It uses magnetism to perpetuate the motor motion. As a result the motors uses 80% less energy than a conventional motor, while still maintaing the same horsepower. "Minato assures us that he hasn't transcended the laws of physics. The force supplying the unexplained extra power out is generated by the magnetic strength of the permanent magnets embedded in the rotor. 'I'm simply harnessing one of the four fundamental forces of nature,' he says." On top of the energy savings the motor runs cool to the touch and is significantly quieter than a tradtitionally powered fan. Sound to good to be true? Well he's already started selling the fan to a chain of convience stores in Japan. Hopefully soon the design will make it in to your home PC, allowing them to run much quieter."

Comments

Good to see the Japanese are still innovating

[Exmet Paff Daxx]

You have to wonder, though, what this has to do with tying up women and making their eyes really big.

Shame on CmdrTaco

[skywire]

CmdrTaco had to know full well that the inventor's claim is rubbish, and hardly newsworthy. So why wave the submitter's wide-eyed naïveté around in public, rather than quietly passing over his story?