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I've been reading these headlines longer than I've been reading HN. After many disappointments I'm very disillusioned about algae produced fuel. When there's
by brc 16y ago
I've been reading these headlines longer than I've been reading HN. After many disappointments I'm very disillusioned about algae produced fuel. When there's a story about it pumping out of bowsers then I'll get excited. Until then, it's all vaporware as far as I am concerned,
- billswift 16y agoFor science fiction geeks, remember that research into algae-produced fuels was the setting for Hal Clement's 1950s novel Needle. The idea has been around a long time. Admittedly, the actual research has been pretty sporadic, but there has actually been surprisingly little progress made.