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February 13, 2011

An Engine that Harnesses Sound Waves

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By Tyler Hamilton, Technology Review

A startup company has developed a new type of engine that could generate electricity with the efficiency of a fuel cell, but which costs only about as much as an internal combustion engine. Etalim, based in Vancouver, Canada, says its engine, roughly the size of a basketball, could improve the economics of electricity production for the cogeneration of power and heat in homes, and as a way to harness the heat produced at concentrating solar collectors.

http://technologyreview.com/energy/32267/?p1=MstRcnt&a=f

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