We also checked out a new ultracapacitor that can charge a powerdrill in 60 seconds, and researchers are working on energy-generating fabrics that can transform your t-shirt into a power plant.
Because the Earth gets hotter the deeper you drill, EGS could expand the reach of geothermal power enormously and provide access to a virtually inexhaustible energy resource.
"If women can just make an accusation and bring a drill sergeant down, that gives a lot of power to women and trainees, " said Frank Spinner, one of Simpson's attorneys.