Gasoline From Thin Air

disco_tracy writes "An enzyme found in the roots of soybeans could be the key to cars that run on air. If perfected, the tech could lead to cars partially powered on their own fumes. Even further into the future, vehicles could draw fuel from the air itself. Quoting: 'The new enzyme can only make two and three carbon chains, not the longer strands that make up liquid gasoline. However, Ribbe thinks he can modify the enzyme so it could produce gasoline. ... [Perfecting this process] won't happen anytime soon... "It's very, very difficult," to extract the vanadium nitrogenase, said Ribbe.'

Call me when it's in production

[Red Flayer]

Vaporware, literally.

Lisa, get in here!

[FrYGuY101]

In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics!

Re:i dont understand why

[danbert8]

It's because then you'd constantly require more vespene gas, and imagine how annoying that would be!

Re:Call me when it's in production

[cthulu_mt]

It should balance out those Prius drivers that love the smell of their own farts.

Re:i dont understand why

[Flea of Pain]

Same as gasoline...you always require more vespene gas and eventually you just run out.

Re:Call me when it's in production

[EdIII]

It should balance out those Prius drivers that love the smell of their own farts.

We ALL love the smell of our own farts. One of those things we don't talk about or admit, like picking our noses in traffic.

Now when you can't handle the smell of your own fart, that is when you can stand up and be proud.

Re:Yet another

[MJMullinII]

Derr... if it gets too hot, we just turn up the A/C. A small increase in fossil fuel consumption to produce the required electricity is expected, which may increase AGW, but we can just turn up the A/C to compensate.

Solving the problem once and for all!

ONCE AND FOR ALL!!!