Technology innovation

Last time i read about a guy who found way to make salt water burn. However that innovation require years or even decades of research to turn the finding into economical projects. Another setback is the process didn't produce net energy. Its consume more energy than what it create. Last night, i read about a new innovation where a guy invented machine that can extract petroleum from waste. He spend one million dollar in ten years research to come out with machine that can produce 18 times net energy. And i think they already sold the very first machine for about 5.1 million dollars. Sure that guy will make a fortune. Now i wonder who will make more fortune, the guy who invented the machine or the company who commercialized it?


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