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Turning Heat Into Sound Into Electricity

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the sounds-like-a-hot-idea dept.

WrongSizeGlass writes "Science Daily is reporting on work by physicists at the University of Utah who have developed small devices that turn heat into sound and then into electricity. 'We are converting waste heat to electricity in an efficient, simple way by using sound [...] It is a new source of renewable energy from waste heat.' They report that technology holds promise for changing waste heat into electricity, harnessing solar energy and cooling computers and radars."

5 of 257 comments (clear)

  1. "University" of Utah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Lol, Mormon science. Doesn't the Lord frown upon this kind of science?

  2. Re:First post!! MOD is Coming by Nom+du+Keyboard · · Score: 0, Troll
    My first, first post!

    Shortly to be followed by your first modding down into oblivion, no doubt.

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  3. Finally... by jez9999 · · Score: -1, Troll

    Finally, a useful application for Steve Ballmer's armpits!

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  4. But this is from Utah by shis-ka-bob · · Score: 0, Troll

    In the land of Cold Fusion, normal laws of physics don't seem to apply. This is only a problem when the rest of us try to replicate the results without access to divine intervention (e.g. from locations out of line of site of the Mormon Tabernacle)

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  5. Re:First post!! MOD is Coming by ShadowXOmega · · Score: -1, Troll

    :( why mod down?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal

    is a music genre....

    and if we are talking about power and sound....seems like a "may be" obscure reference... :)