Potential energy revolution - a scalable source of free, clean energy

[living sounds]

If this pans out, it could be a game changer.

Physicists have shown that it's possible to harvest useable electricity from the Brownian Motion of pieces of graphene. No violation of the laws of thermodynamics, this is not a perpetual motion machine.

It could result in ICs that serve as unlimited local energy sources. Energy density (W per square cm) is as good as wind power.

https://physicsworld.com/a/rippling-graphene-harvests-thermal-energy/
https://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-build-a-circuit-from-graphene-that-generates-clean-limitless-power

Interview with one of the researchers:
https://media.libsyn.com/media/skepticsguide/skepticast2020-10-17.mp3

 

[gyraf]

I fear the key point is what was found buried in the phys. rev. article:

work provided by stochastic thermodynamics tend quickly to zero

I always get vary when there's talk about free energy without anywhere quantifying it into something recognizable like joule..

/Jakob E.

 

[JohnRoberts]

I fear the key point is what was found buried in the phys. rev. article:

I always get vary when there's talk about free energy without anywhere quantifying it into something recognizable like joule..

/Jakob E.

can't the government fix that with a subsidy? 

This virtue signaling is so important for big oil companies that BP is partnering with a large wind farm offshore from Denmark(?) to make "green" hydrogen. Note: green hydrogen is still colorless.

JR

 

[scott2000]

a large wind farm

Is there any other?... Lol