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The author, a physics professor at Princeton University, explains the process of using seawater to create nuclear fusion, which is the energy that powers the sun and stars. Nuclear fusion can be created from hydrogen isotopes found in the ocean. The article argues that this could be a valid...
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Seawater, Nuclear Fusion, & You: A Guide To Powering The World
The article examines how nuclear fusion, once thought of as "science fiction," is becoming a reality for some physicists. The author cites one scientist who claims that if this energy form is commercialized, it will drastically change the world's energy supply. However, there are some...
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Tapping Salt Water's Energy Potential
The author describes the fairly recent discovery of harnessing salinity gradient power, which produces energy from salt walter. The power is created by "extracting electricity directly from the difference in salt concentration between fresh and seawater." The author suggests that this could...
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Salt water as fuel? Erie man hopes so
The article details one scientist's attempt to burn salt water. Using a radio-frequncy generator, he was able to desalinate the water and create a flame. This discovery prompted interest in potentially using seawater as an energy source. Water is the most abundance substance on the planet,...
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Burning water and other myths
The author addresses what he believes are myths about using water as an energy source. He suggests that water cannot be used as a fuel. He also criticizes the media for writing stories about scientists claiming to produce water fuel and accepting them as fact, without asking questions or...
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Energy From Seawater - Myth or Legend?
The author examines the myth of using water as fuel. He suggests that this is not possible because it would require producing more energy than is put into the reaction, which breaks one of the fundamental laws of thermodynamics. He also recalls one scientist who falsely claimed to have...
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Power From Seawater: First Prototype Out, More to Come
The article focuses on Statkraft, a Norwegian power company that opened a prototype plant that produces power from seawater. The author briefly explains the process of producing power: "Fresh water rushes toward salt water. Pressure builds. Power is produced."
