X-Message-Number: 20593
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 07:00:59 -0500
From: Thomas Donaldson <>
Subject: CryoNet #20585 - #20592

For Yvan Bozzonetti:

Yes, we may someday use quantum devices for all or part of our repair.
I wasn't talking about quantum repair but about molecular nanotechnology,
which as I explained was offbase and didn't work on the real problems
of repair.

As for moving away from oil, not only do the problems with some Muslim
countries give a reason to move away from oil, but oil puts more CO2
in our atmosphere, and means to avoid that are also needed --- even
if all Muslims were the friendliest people on Earth.

I won't claim that the proposed solution I'm about to describe will
win out, but it looks good. There is a company called Millenium Cell
which has a method to store hydrogen in a liquid and release it
as gas when needed. Basically they use a boron compound to do this;
the boron is reusable after the hydrogen is released. There's also
another company, Ballard Power Systems, which is developing and
even now installing fuel cells into various cars and buses. The
fuel cells aren't limited to using hydrogen, but can use it 
happily. Ballard has bought shares in Millenium Cell. With hydrogen
as fuel, our vehicles will happily run without producing CO2
at all. (They will produce water, of course. If we get the hydrogen
from water then there will be a balance). I own shares in both.

So there is already work on other fuels than oil.

For John Mole:
If nothing else, Saul Kent and William Faloon know of the country
and if I understand have actually set up such trusts. Liechtenstein
is the country. William Faloon has email address 73302.2627@
compuserve.com (Bill, I hope you don't mind my giving out your
address!). 

           Best wishes and long long life for all,

                  Thomas Donaldson

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