Comments on: NANO VENT-SKIN: CO2 Filtering Solar Micro-turbines!

By: arul manikandan

arul manikandan — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:31:05 +0000

wonderfull project
but why there is no updation of details about this nano vent skin….

By: peninjausambilan

peninjausambilan — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 20:25:42 +0000

a brilliant innovation indeed.
but this was posted last couple years ago.
just wondering if theres any progress and latest update for this project..

By: Lucky77

Lucky77 — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 09:54:39 +0000

So many \”intelligent scientists\” are around the world honking around their \”accademic\” points of view instead to give an hand to help to improve the ideas of such are looking to enter the future with new streets … good boys!
The world needs other type of approach …!!

By: lookinaround

lookinaround — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:00:30 +0000

Oh! Sorry – I asked where is the setup to convert rotational to kinetic!!!! Thats a typo. Rotational is kinetic, I actually wanted to ask ‘where is the setup that converts this kinetic energy into electrical energy?

By: lookinaround

lookinaround — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:06:42 +0000

Nano-Vent Skin is just an untested concept which has gathered some heat. The idea is revolutionary but seemingly far-fetched. Though theoretically correct, there are many questions that arise.
* Won’t these CO2 sucking microbes create some side effects?
* In case the skin is gonna be photovoltaic – what about the costs?
* If the turbines change direction as per the wind, and if the ends of these turbines are fixed as per the diagram then how is the rotational energy gonna be transferred? Where is the supposed magnetic setup of a generator that converts the rotational energy into kinetic energy?
* If this thing is gonna be a skin cladding then most of the surface is gonna be backed by a wall and wind passing through this won’t have enough force to generate any kinda electricity. How is the wind energy of any use then?
Small turbines in rows might be more effective than this, and if they have wings of photovoltaic material with CO2 sucking microbes sprinkled on them – we have a more effective design.

By: yasmeen

yasmeen — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:54:39 +0000

could u tell me .. how much energy does the Nano Vent-Skin provide the building ???? .. i mean .. when we want to build a green house .. can we use this system ?? is it benefit ??

By: mvilimek

mvilimek — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:29:00 +0000

This is beautiful science fiction, I am sure every third rate wanna be venture capitalist is flocking to throw money at this. If one doesn’t understand the fundamentals of engineering and science, I guess anything is possible. Especially if you have very good renderings to “prove” it is possible.

While highly creative in many aspects; the thought of it, the quality renderings, the brilliant writing and getting it published. The best use of such a creative mind is to go study more science and engineering to actually come up with another innovative concept that is based in reality so that it could actually make a difference within our lifetime. Though I am sure this would be much more expensive and tie consuming than going out and getting a high paying job at IDEO or some other creative agency.

Plus I think the modern university systems still can not deal with such a creative mind and would either bore the him to death or alienate him from his peers. Which is such a pity, we take our most creative minds and have them make entertainment or work on other things that can not effect sustainable change.

We humans like our terrible customs, even those who “believe in change” don’t actually know what that means, it is merely an identification that we need to sustain our egos.

As for those other comments, those that understand this doesn’t work shouldn’t be so hostile and negative towards those that don’t know. Showing off your brilliance and/or education only furthers the aforementioned problems with humans and our education systems.

And those that think they understand shouldn’t try to prove that you have enough education and/or understanding to pass judgement either. Citing what you have read about, written by someone who’s job it is to write about things in the 3rd to 5th grade level means that 99.999% of the real science/engineering is left out. Which is why a trained person will say “ridiculous” and “Far Fetched”.

By: rt_rational

rt_rational — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:06:59 +0000

Marvelous! We are presented with a concept for something with absolutely no available means for the underlying elements described using a bunch of bafflegab.

“polarized organisms … that have not been genetically altered; they work as a trained coloney where each memeber has a specific task in this symbiotic process”

If that is not enough bafflegab for anyone, I don’t know what is. And what are these symbiotic colonies going to do? They are going to “absorb CO2″. Well boys and girls what happens after they have absorbed a whole bunch of CO2? Do they burst like the mother of all Carol Doda specials?

Then we have PV collectors that cover only a tiny fraction of the surface area Sure that’s what everyone needs, low efficiency PV.

Add to that: large, complex mechanical structures all built from nano materials If it says nano it has to be cool, right?

Then there are the microdiameter turbines with negative clearance to the housing They are actually supposed to transfer their energy while blocking the airflow and wearing on the structure. Yeah, right.

All thoe impressed with this concept, please send me $5.00 and I will explain the great investment opportunity that awaits all gullible enough to buy into this nonsense. Cash only please!

By: J Bob

J Bob — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:07:45 +0000

I don’t see that this is ridiculous at all. Far-fetched, perhaps, but so was a 3G iPhone when Atari was hot stuff. Now we have supercomputers using hardware designed for the PS3 game console running at Petabyte rates–Trillions of calculations per second! New tech is always far-fetched, if it wasn’t, it wouldn’t be new. Bravo to the innovation, I hope to see more developments like this in the not too distant future.

By: dixon1e

dixon1e — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:55:09 +0000

Brilliant. What are the next steps to making this a reality? And where can we find out?

By: ummm

ummm — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:26:04 +0000

This is the most far-fetched ridiculous idea I’ve ever seen.

1. make up “technology”
2. ???
3. Profit!

By: Done

Done — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:57:02 +0000

How brilliant is this, in theory unbeleivable, question is there any energy transfer or CO2 loss as it it gathered up, processed and moved along to make it an economical model And the polarized organizms,to what extent to they capture or generate power? There has to be a operational equation that makes this all efficent and functional. Other than that I don’t have anything to say. And I wondering if in fact I said anything at all.

Best of Luck