http://www.masshightech.com/blog/2009/06/30/kamen-new-scooter-that-runs-on-anything-flammable/ Aggregating business news from the world of New England technology Sat, 19 May 2012 22:28:50 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.masshightech.com/blog/2009/06/30/kamen-new-scooter-that-runs-on-anything-flammable/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Sam Dronebarger Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:41:17 +0000 http://www.masshightech.com/blog/?p=427#comment-49 I love the concept. I'd change the write-up a bit though. Stirling engines don't necessarily require "virtually anything that burns". The fuel possibilities are greater than that! What the engines require is a source of heat - any source of heat. That allows such things as direct nuclear power, geo-thermal heat and chemical reactions. There are model Sterling engines that run from the heat of a cup of coffee. There are even models that run from the heat of a person's hand. I love the concept. I’d change the write-up a bit though. Stirling engines don’t necessarily require “virtually anything that burns”. The fuel possibilities are greater than that! What the engines require is a source of heat – any source of heat. That allows such things as direct nuclear power, geo-thermal heat and chemical reactions. There are model Sterling engines that run from the heat of a cup of coffee. There are even models that run from the heat of a person’s hand.

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