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March 15, 2006
Powered By Termites
Scientists are closer to understanding how bacteria inside the hardy termite digests wood because the byproduct is pure hydrogen. The hydrogen could then be processed to power our fuel cell future possibly creating a carbon neutral way of making power. It's plausible and if successful, it's a win-win situation for both us (power needy fools we are) and the termites (them hungry mofo's).
Biotech engineers could mass produce the tiny microbes inside termites responsible for digestion for hydrogen production on an industrial scale. The only real setback right now is funding (like all alternative energy research), but because termites are a naturally occurring resource, you wouldn't need quite as much money as say - developing some mechanical way of producing hydrogen.
A future possibly fueled by these little eaters; that's pretty damn cool!
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