Spontaneous Ignition Discovery Has ORNL Researcher Fired Up — AHA. Maybe this explains spontaneous human combustion too!
In a paper scheduled to appear in the May 18 print issue of the American Chemical Society’s Energy & Fuels, Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Hu describes a novel method to achieve spontaneous ignition and sustained combustion at room temperature.
He achieves this “nano-catalytic reaction” with nothing but nanometer-sized particles of platinum stuck to fibers of glass wool in a small jar with methanol and air — with no source of external ignition.
Although this began as little more than a curiosity, Hu quickly realized that the implications could be significant because of the potential gains in energy conversion and utilization.
via E. Campbell
Maybe this a part of the secret U.S. corporate energy policy.
They can just start burning dead people instead of coal.
After you are dead, they can convert you into electricity and keep all the computers running so people can post, save and process all of this important information we can’t live without. After you are dead, you will be used for powering the ever growing blogosphere of dead technology articles and important cybersecurity servers. Look out for new Google ads for dead bodies or parts because the down economy gave a lot more people the week off to spend at Burning Man.
Ever watch The Matrix trilogy, Jim???