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Title: Is there much milage in fitting 'Nanotube cuffs' on exhaust pipes?
Post by: peppercorn on 09/03/2010 15:42:49
From 'New Scientist' magazine:

Nanotube cuff is 'solar cell' for exhaust pipes (http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18625-nanotube-cuff-is-solar-cell-for-exhaust-pipes.html)

What do you think of this technology?
Title: Is there much milage in fitting 'Nanotube cuffs' on exhaust pipes?
Post by: Geezer on 09/03/2010 22:30:11
That's pretty cool. If they can get the cost down a lot, it might be quite practical. Something that could collect five to ten kW at a reasonable cost would get very interesting.