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RE: How to Charge Your Phone From Alcohol, and Maybe Burn Your House Down

The wikipedia article is good, then try this pdf:

http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.148.6425&rep=rep1&type=pdf

I was also able to find a picture of the prototype system that one of the author's fellow grad students built.

The cycle is similar to the Electrolux cycle that is used for propane-powered RV refrigerators. In fact, the Electrolux corp bought the patent rights from Einstein and shelved the technology without ever developing it.