8 Grams of Thorium Could Replace Gasoline In Cars

An anonymous reader writes "Thorium, an abundant and radioactive rare earth mineral, could be used in conjunction with a laser and mini turbines to easily produce enough electricity to power a vehicle. When thorium is heated, it generates further heat surges, allowing it to be coupled with mini turbines to produce steam that can then be used to generate electricity. Combining a laser, radioactive material, and mini-turbines might sound like a complicated alternative solution to filling your gas tank, but there's one feature that sells it as a great alternative solution: 1 gram of thorium produces the equivalent energy of 7,500 gallons of gasoline."

Hmmm

[WrongSizeGlass]

So when I go to the gas station and ask them for a couple of grams, I might get Thorium some day? ;)

Where?

[wsxyz]

Where does the shark go? There's got to be a shark involved somewhere.

Re:Hmmm

[elrous0]

Depends on the neighborhood.

Good thing I have a stash....

[babywhiz]

In my alts guild bank. Now everyone is gonna be in Un'goro with their bots....wait.....

Holy shit, what's going on in the world...

[verbatim]

So, yesterday I read that MIT cured the common cold, Penn cured Leukemia, a cancer, and today a private researcher claims to have solved both the fuel and emissions problems that are currently only getting worse. Okay, yeah, all of these are preliminary and experimental, but holy shit... Got Hope? Obama fucking delivered!

(LOL)

Re:Hmmm

[Russ1642]

Exactly. But then again this is an article about something that's very dense.

Re:Hmmm

[Jeremiah Cornelius]

I still think they should leave him in Khazad Dum, and find a better way to make white people rich, than these atomic automobiles.

The agony of being a scientist

[Sans_A_Cause]

I was enjoying that story immensely right up until the point where I remembered the first law of thermodynamics.