Re: SFish type concept. Will it actuall work?

Frank Scrooby wrote:
> Greets
> 
> Spotted these links:
> http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4243793.html
> 
> http://www.johnsonems.com/jhtec.html
> 
> Wonder what the residents here would think?
> 
> I don't know or understand enough about fuel cell terminology and
technology 
> to decide whether this could work or if its some elaborate scam.
> 
> The credentials of the inventor would seem to be above reproach but
money 
> but... who knows.
> 
> Anyway, its vaguly SF-ish, a solid state device that you plug into a
heat 
> source and ... well watch the lights and everything else we do with 
> electricity. No moving parts so less things to break down, high
efficiency 
> as compared with steam engine + generator combos.

I would rate it as 'not obviously out to lunch'. It probably works about 
as advertised, but how efficient, durable, or expensive it will be in 
production will determine if it's a good idea, or just a novel 
demonstration of physics. (Assuming it's not a plausible scam, of course.)

Regards,
Jack Tingle