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August 4th, 2005

unixronin: A somewhat Borg-ish high-tech avatar (Techno/geekdom)
Thursday, August 4th, 2005 12:31 pm

An outfit called International Automated Systems (IAUS), the pioneer of self-checkout lanes, has announced a new solar-power system that they claim is competitive with grid power.  It's a solar-thermal system using Fresnel lenses to heat steam to drive what appears to be a Tesla turbine.