Run for electricity!
A US energy company, Eneco, has created a thermal chip that transforms heat into electricity. According to the company, the chip could be used as micro-fuel, but its capabilities will not be available until 2010.
In his website, as well as in QJ’s article, Eneco unveils the characteristics of the thermal chip:
- Energy density efficiencies far in excess of all other available technologies.
- Reduced weight and size to fit with the new portable power needs of consumer electronics.
- Semiconductor technology that allows for efficient manufacturing, high reliability, long life, and low maintenance.
- Ability to convert waste heat economically and directly into electric power without moving parts to wear or make noise.
- Readily scaleable from very small to very large applications without losing efficiency or cost effectiveness.
Well, it looks kinda futuristic, doesn’t it? I can’t imagine people sticking that thermal chip into their heads, to later use that heat into their cellphone battery. Who knows? 50 years ago, no one would have imagined that I would be, right now, writing about a minichip.
Sadly, the Eneco website looks sort of horrible. There is very little information and the website is not that of a company that just created the most revolutionary energy chip on Earth.
Do you believe it? Do you feel it?
