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Viewers and judges alike were impressed with nine innovative ways to help Geek Squad combat some of the world’s sustainability problems. We’re footing the bill for these individuals to collaborate with some of the world’s greatest thinkers at the 2007 IdeaFestival, September 13–15, Louisville, KY.
Heat-Island Generator
tiktax
Implement Peltier device on roof of office building and generate electricity from heat by using Seebeck effect.
Cell phones that can help make the planet a better place? And this is just one of the turn-your-head-around winning ideas that effectively uses waste to improve our world.
Heating an entire office more efficiently by using something hot and cold? This just gives you some idea of how amazing these winning ideas are.
Imagine powering all of your iPods, cell phones and other mobile devices just by walking around. See more of the human-inspired ideas created by our winners.
Watch the winners turn a big idea into an even bigger reality, Join Geek Squad at the IdeaFestival Do Tanks.
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jagrogan
Yes, I love this ideal. In fact I read an article several years ago involving similar research. There is a research lab in Pennsylvania doing something similar with plastics, only instead of using bacteria they are using high pressure and steam to convert plastics in oil. It works great and would rid our landfills of a lot of garbage, problem is to scale the solution and build these all over the US takes massive amounts of money.