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Coca-Cola and Dean Kamen Partner for Clean Water

Benji Jerew — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 07:35:58 +0000

One of the world’s growing problems, not only in developing countries, is access to clean drinking water. Over ¾ billion people could benefit from a partnership between Coca-Cola Corporation and Dean Kamen, the inventor of the Segway. Kamen’s company DeKa, also holds patents on stirling engine designs, the AutoSyringe drug infusion pump, and even an […]

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Stirling Engine Generator by Dean Kamen Could Power Cable Installations

Benji Jerew — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 23:50:32 +0000

The Stirling engine generator Dean Kamen invented is small and quiet enough to be put just about anywhere, and is extremely efficient, running on a number of readily-available fuels. The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers [SCTE] Cable-Tec Expo finished today in Orlando, FL. Keynote speaker Dean Kamen holds over 400 patents worldwide, including an advanced human […]

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Dean Kamen's Stirling Engine Hybrid Scooter Runs on Anything

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:16:11 +0000

The inventor of Segway (you know, those 2-wheeled self-balancing personal transporters you see in touristic cities - I saw one in Rome) is now specializing in Stirling engines - the grandfather of the steam engine and more efficient than current gasoline engines.

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