{"id":815,"date":"2026-10-18T03:49:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T03:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/?p=815"},"modified":"2026-10-18T03:51:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T03:51:22","slug":"fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fr\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake science series: Salt-water \u201cpowered\u201d lanterns and cubes"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_6-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"waterlight wunderman thompson edina dezeen 2364 col 6\" class=\"wp-image-816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_6-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_6-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_6-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_6-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_6-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Products marketed under names such as WaterLight and HydraCell (or Hydrocell Cube) claim to generate light and electricity simply by adding salt water or seawater. Crowdfunding campaigns raised substantial sums with promises of delivery by 2020. Influencers with large followings described the devices as revolutionary: free power from the ocean, runtimes of weeks or months, ideal for remote fishing villages, children\u2019s homework, phone charging, and eco-friendly living. Some versions invoked indigenous ancestral ties to the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Philip E. Mason (Thunderf00t), a British chemist who has examined energy claims for years, identifies the devices for what they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"588\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2c32f088-8c19-4efd-8fab-a1f18c27c143.webp\" alt=\"2c32f088 8c19 4efd 8fab a1f18c27c143\" class=\"wp-image-817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2c32f088-8c19-4efd-8fab-a1f18c27c143.webp 588w, https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2c32f088-8c19-4efd-8fab-a1f18c27c143-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/2c32f088-8c19-4efd-8fab-a1f18c27c143-18x9.webp 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They are ordinary primary (non-rechargeable) batteries. The energy is stored in reactive metal electrodes, typically magnesium or aluminum. Salt water serves only as the electrolyte\u2014the conductive medium that allows ions to move so the chemical reaction can proceed. Remove the electrolyte and the reaction stops, exactly as a car stops if you remove the tires. That does not mean the car is \u201cpowered by rubber.\u201d The metal slowly dissolves into a slurry that must be discarded. The process is the same basic electrochemistry demonstrated by Alessandro Volta in 1800.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/904b7862b80a873f4303fec94039a64d_original-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"904b7862b80a873f4303fec94039a64d original\" class=\"wp-image-820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/904b7862b80a873f4303fec94039a64d_original-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/904b7862b80a873f4303fec94039a64d_original-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/904b7862b80a873f4303fec94039a64d_original-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/904b7862b80a873f4303fec94039a64d_original-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/904b7862b80a873f4303fec94039a64d_original-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/904b7862b80a873f4303fec94039a64d_original.avif 1552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marketing language carefully avoids the word \u201cbattery.\u201d Instead it speaks of \u201cionization of an electrolyte,\u201d \u201celectronic circuits that manage ion transfer,\u201d or \u201cextracting 500 watts per liter of water.\u201d Power (watts) without duration or total energy capacity is meaningless. A figure of 500 W per liter sounds impressive until one realises it says nothing about how long that power can be sustained. Actual energy density is far lower than modern lithium-ion cells. A conventional power bank of similar size stores more energy, weighs less, requires no messy electrolyte changes, and is rechargeable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Claims of long runtime with \u201ctwo cups of salt water\u201d or \u201coccasional rinsing\u201d simply reflect the amount of reactive metal provided. Once the metal is consumed, the device is finished. The salt water itself contributes no net energy. Descriptions of the technology as \u201c100 % recyclable,\u201d \u201cpowered by the sea,\u201d or uniquely suited to off-grid communities therefore rest on selective wording rather than physics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"waterlight wunderman thompson edina dezeen 2364 col 1\" class=\"wp-image-819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_1-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier versions of the same concept appeared years before the more recent crowdfunding rounds. Delivery complaints and refund demands were common. The underlying electrochemistry has not changed. What has changed is the packaging and the volume of promotional content that presents a two-century-old battery as a breakthrough activated by seawater.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Products marketed under names such as WaterLight and HydraCell (or Hydrocell Cube) claim to generate light and electricity simply by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":816,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[23,32],"class_list":["post-815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-science","tag-scam","tag-science"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fake science series: Salt-water \u201cpowered\u201d lanterns and cubes - Web Solutions<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fr\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_CA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fake science series: Salt-water \u201cpowered\u201d lanterns and cubes - Web Solutions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Products marketed under names such as WaterLight and HydraCell (or Hydrocell Cube) claim to generate light and electricity simply by [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fr\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Web Solutions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dr.julien\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-10-18T03:49:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-18T03:51:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_6.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2364\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1330\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Julien\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@doc_julien\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@doc_julien\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"\u00c9crit par\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Julien\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimation du temps de lecture\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Julien\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/57b233f16e0af89f206bd19cd4c74e18\"},\"headline\":\"Fake science series: Salt-water \u201cpowered\u201d lanterns and cubes\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-18T03:49:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-18T03:51:22+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":397,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_6.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"scam\",\"science\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Science\"],\"inLanguage\":\"fr-CA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\\\/\",\"name\":\"Fake science series: Salt-water \u201cpowered\u201d lanterns and cubes - Web Solutions\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_6.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-10-18T03:49:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-10-18T03:51:22+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"fr-CA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_6.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_6.jpg\",\"width\":2364,\"height\":1330,\"caption\":\"waterlight wunderman thompson edina dezeen 2364 col 6\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Fake science series: Salt-water \u201cpowered\u201d lanterns and cubes\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/\",\"name\":\"Web Solutions\",\"description\":\"Software integrated solutions\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"Doc Julien\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"fr-CA\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Doc Julien\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/cropped-Refined-logo-design-for-Doc-Julien-trans.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/cropped-Refined-logo-design-for-Doc-Julien-trans.png\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":454,\"caption\":\"Doc Julien\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/dr.julien\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/doc_julien\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/drjulien\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/57b233f16e0af89f206bd19cd4c74e18\",\"name\":\"Julien\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-CA\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e7f20c44b4e4e98c4bd9c9eb2545d99df04f98c198ec4a16c98d11181cd58be9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e7f20c44b4e4e98c4bd9c9eb2545d99df04f98c198ec4a16c98d11181cd58be9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e7f20c44b4e4e98c4bd9c9eb2545d99df04f98c198ec4a16c98d11181cd58be9?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Julien\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/docjulien.me\\\/fr\\\/author\\\/julien\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Fake science series: Salt-water \u201cpowered\u201d lanterns and cubes - Web Solutions","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fr\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\/","og_locale":"fr_CA","og_type":"article","og_title":"Fake science series: Salt-water \u201cpowered\u201d lanterns and cubes - Web Solutions","og_description":"Products marketed under names such as WaterLight and HydraCell (or Hydrocell Cube) claim to generate light and electricity simply by [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fr\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\/","og_site_name":"Web Solutions","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dr.julien\/","article_published_time":"2026-10-18T03:49:24+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-10-18T03:51:22+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2364,"height":1330,"url":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_6.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Julien","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@doc_julien","twitter_site":"@doc_julien","twitter_misc":{"\u00c9crit par":"Julien","Estimation du temps de lecture":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\/"},"author":{"name":"Julien","@id":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/#\/schema\/person\/57b233f16e0af89f206bd19cd4c74e18"},"headline":"Fake science series: Salt-water \u201cpowered\u201d lanterns and cubes","datePublished":"2026-10-18T03:49:24+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-18T03:51:22+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\/"},"wordCount":397,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_6.jpg","keywords":["scam","science"],"articleSection":["Science"],"inLanguage":"fr-CA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\/","url":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\/","name":"Fake science series: Salt-water \u201cpowered\u201d lanterns and cubes - Web Solutions","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_6.jpg","datePublished":"2026-10-18T03:49:24+00:00","dateModified":"2026-10-18T03:51:22+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"fr-CA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-CA","@id":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_6.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_6.jpg","width":2364,"height":1330,"caption":"waterlight wunderman thompson edina dezeen 2364 col 6"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fake-science-series-salt-water-powered-lanterns-and-cubes\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Fake science series: Salt-water \u201cpowered\u201d lanterns and cubes"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/#website","url":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/","name":"Solutions web","description":"Software integrated solutions","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/#organization"},"alternateName":"Doc Julien","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"fr-CA"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/#organization","name":"Doc Julien","url":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-CA","@id":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cropped-Refined-logo-design-for-Doc-Julien-trans.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/cropped-Refined-logo-design-for-Doc-Julien-trans.png","width":1024,"height":454,"caption":"Doc Julien"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dr.julien\/","https:\/\/x.com\/doc_julien","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/drjulien\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/#\/schema\/person\/57b233f16e0af89f206bd19cd4c74e18","name":"Julien","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"fr-CA","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e7f20c44b4e4e98c4bd9c9eb2545d99df04f98c198ec4a16c98d11181cd58be9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e7f20c44b4e4e98c4bd9c9eb2545d99df04f98c198ec4a16c98d11181cd58be9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e7f20c44b4e4e98c4bd9c9eb2545d99df04f98c198ec4a16c98d11181cd58be9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Julien"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/docjulien.me"],"url":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fr\/author\/julien\/"}]}},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_6.jpg",2364,1330,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_6-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_6-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_6-768x432.jpg",768,432,true],"large":["https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_6-1024x576.jpg",1024,576,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_6-1536x864.jpg",1536,864,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_6-2048x1152.jpg",2048,1152,true],"trp-custom-language-flag":["https:\/\/docjulien.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/waterlight-wunderman-thompson-edina_dezeen_2364_col_6-18x10.jpg",18,10,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Julien","author_link":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fr\/author\/julien\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Products marketed under names such as WaterLight and HydraCell (or Hydrocell Cube) claim to generate light and electricity simply by [&hellip;]","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=815"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":821,"href":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815\/revisions\/821"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/docjulien.me\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}