From: Adrian Tymes (wingcat@pacbell.net)
Date: Thu May 16 2002 - 14:24:12 MDT
Mike Lorrey wrote:
> http://www.coolchips.gi/index.shtml
>
> Cool Chips^(TM) is the future of all cooling, refrigeration, and thermal
> management. Cool Chips use a revolutionary new thermotunnel technology
> to deliver up to a projected 70-80% of the maximum (Carnot) theoretical
> efficiency for heat pumps. Conventional refrigerators operate at up to
> 50% efficiency and current thermoelectric systems (Peltier Effect)
> operate at 5-8% efficiency.
>
> These can allegedly be used in reverse to produce power from heat....
Checking their site yields all the standard clues of scam/hoax in search
of money, most importantly that they haven't *actually* produced the
desired effect yet.
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