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Purdue Makes Trash To Electricity Generator

Posted by kdawson on from the mister-fusion dept.

musicon writes "A group of scientists at Purdue University have created a portable refinery that efficiently converts food, paper, and plastic trash into electricity. The machine, designed for the U.S. military, would allow soldiers in the field to convert waste into power. It could also have widespread civilian applications in the future. Researchers tested the first tactical biorefinery prototype in November and found that it produced approximately 90 percent more energy than it consumed."

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  1. Yawn... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wake me when they invent the Flux Capacitor.

    1. Re:Yawn... by macadamia_harold · · Score: 5, Funny

      Wake me when they invent the Flux Capacitor.

      From the writeup, it sounds like they've created Mr. Fusion. So when the Flux Capacitor is created, at least the inventor won't be chased down at the twin pines mall by middle eastern terrorists in a vw bus.

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    2. Re:Yawn... by BakaHoushi · · Score: 5, Funny

      What are you talking about? Last I checked, there was only the Lone Pine Mall... (and there were terrorists there, but they crashed into a photo hut and were arrested)

  2. Mr Fusion by mpfife · · Score: 5, Funny

    "No no, this thing needs more kick than that. It's nuclear - that's the only way I can generate the 1.21 gigawatts of energy I need."

  3. Re:Does it run on batteries? by cp.tar · · Score: 4, Funny

    Which part of this sentence:

    Researchers tested the first tactical biorefinery prototype in November and found that it produced approximately 90 percent more energy than it consumed.
    don't you understand?
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