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more about #intellectualventures more comments → Wilson Rothman: So, nobody's gonna take a stab at the reference in that top image that I worked so hard on? more » blackrider23: That has some great potential! Now we will just have to wait 4 decades for car companies to actually manufacture them. P.S. kudos for the photochop u... more » stopcrazypp: You can't much more efficient than a electric motor (80-90%), and since this uses electricity anyways I don't see why we don't just use electric motor... more » William_III_Earl_of_Dastardshire: Do I simple not get the idea, or is this really as stupid as it sounds. They want to use electromagnetism for the compression/exhaust steps in the ott... more » Hello Mister Walrus: In this economy, how is he going to get venture capital funding for this idea? Oh wait... more » AmityCachinga: The second image is the most intriguing to me since the "piston" looks to be free floating inside the cylinder walls. With combustion chambers on bot... more » bosskev: "Theoretically, the piston could operate entirely without fuel, using magnetism on both ends to rapidly repel and attract." Uhh...haven't we already k... more » Nick: i wonder the strength of those magnets and if any shielding will be necessary to avoid disruption with other electronic processes and thinga-ma-bobs. more » GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday: A state of the art bus to transport children to school in an engine powered by magnets! more » -
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Gates, Myhrvold To Patent Crazy Electromagnetic Combustion Engine
Bill Gates may love his Ford Focus, but he's got plans to improve on age-old combustion, applying—along with Nathan Myhrvold and others from the Intellectual Ventures gang—to patent a smart engine with electromagnetic pistons. More »
