soon, micro engines!!

[chesterqw]

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2006/microengines.html

man this is way nice. i want this in every light i own
and my handphone too
my cameras... man the list goes on!

this is too great but the price of that will be great i believe...
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[Perfectionist]

And all funded by the US Army !! Thanks Uncle Sam !!

 

[Concept]

What will they come up with next?

 

[chesterqw]

umm... nano digital cameras!! ok...now that won't give good image quality huh?

i want a super small computer that works. maybe the size of a thumb?

 

[bjn70]

OK, so you've got a really tiny turbine. I'm assuming you have a really tiny generator at the same time. And then where does the fuel come from? Is there a small tank with it, and some way to ignite the fuel and control its flow?

 

[yuandrew]

^
No problem.

Actually, I wonder how much run time would I get from a fuel supply around this size assuming it is running off a standard sized butane lighter. The actual product is, however, planned to run off an equivelent sized supply of hydrogen.

Just some more info.

http://fhapgood.fastmail.fm/microturbine.htm
http://www.memagazine.org/backissues/october97/features/turbdime/turbdime.html

 

[TedTheLed]

wow ten watts from something the size of a quarter! ?

still I wish they would make an intermediate size turbine for home power generation.

something, oh a foot or two in length, the smallest ones are still for industry as far as I know (like 20,000 watts or more) --