The Joy of Fluids
Several article over the weekend brought had to do with advances or discoveries dealing with fluids. For example, there was an announcement of a battery that runs of sugar water.[Link] Evidently these batteries are intended for electronic devices and are actually a form of catalyzed fuel cell rather than an actual accumulator.
Interestingly, the fuel cell works better if the liquid is not carbonated so this may not be a revitalization of original coke, now only available as (Passover) Kosher Coke and in areas where there are significant kosher observant communities.[Link] It does hearken us back to an earlier fuel cell than ran on urine.[Link] Which brings up a value of being diabetic. One can drink carbonated or uncarbonated sugar water and use one’s urine in either fuel cell.
But somehow I don’t see either as working well with (e.g.,) air travel, although given the way the television videodrama machine works I expect to see crime scene technicians solve some convoluted demise by analyzing the impurities in fuel cell fluid.
On a closer note, researchers have clinical trials indicating that the “Mediterranean” diet, which is high in olive oil, is as healthy for one as the American Heart Association diet.[Link]
Now if they would just do something about getting the saline content of restaurant and prepared foods down. How about a fuel cell that runs on sodium. I could put the food in it, run my laptop, and then dine on the remains.
