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Allheadlines: Segway Inventor Unveils Machine That Turns Sewage Into Drinking Water

Dean Kamen, creator of the Segway and robotic arms, has invented an eco-friendly water regenerator that can take nearly any source of moisture -- including ocean water, urine or sewage--and quickly turn it into safe drinking water. The device, called the Slingshot, can help save the environment in a cost-effective way, Kamen claims. <...>

Kamen's generator is based on one of the most efficient Stirling engines that produces enough electricity to power 70 light bulbs or one high-end gaming PC. <...>

Iqbal Quadir, the founder of Grameen Phone, the largest cell phone company in Bangladesh, is collaborating with Kamen to provide this regenerator in his country in a field trial.

Apparently the Slingshot has been around since 2006, but I had never heard of it.

A language is a dialect with an army and navy.

by marco (cowannar at gmail punkt com) on Thu Apr 24th, 2008 at 07:42:28 AM EST
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As recently seen on the Colbert Report:



A language is a dialect with an army and navy.

by marco (cowannar at gmail punkt com) on Thu Apr 24th, 2008 at 08:00:29 AM EST
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