Bio-Diesel In Your Wallet

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April 20, 2006 • 9:25 am PDT
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A new device can convert vegetable oil to bio-diesel almost instantly (currently, a batch of bio-diesel can take a day to make). You probably wouldn't actually want or need to put it in your wallet, but it is the size of a credit card. By stacking the credit cards together, you could create a veritable bio-diesel plant. It's all still in development at Oregon State, but if it works it would allow farmers to make their own fuel on their farm, without shipping it in. The real question is, if they can make a bio-diesel generator that fits in your wallet, where are our wallet cell phones?

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