"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 20:44:39 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 19:54:22 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


Has anyone else heard of this? I found it to be very interesting,
especially the last comment made by the speaker:

http://cc.pubco.net/www.valcent.net/...gro/index.html

Yeah - I was reading an article about it the other day. MIT is
working on an adaptation of this system to increase the effectiveness
of photocells so they can work on cloudy days with infrared energy.

The interesting thing is that both systems produce lipids as part of
the process.

Shades of Soylent Green ;)

Heh ... that crossed my mind as well, and I hadn't thought about that
movie
in years.

Soylent Green is People!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NvLkBA9vsQ

Maybe they used the people as the food for the alga.