Say "no more" to the old-n-busted electric heated boot movement because now we have a "new hotness" on the block, the CozyFeet microwavable boots.

Cozy Boots are made from a special blend of natural wheat grain and dried French lavender that after heated in a microwave, remain heated for up to 2 hours.

According to the company:

"Cozy Boots are microwavable boots guaranteed to warm one’s peripheries during marathon Friends DVD-watching sessions."

So for those of you that live in the tundra and are looking to snuggle with your loved one for a DVD, just pop these suckers in the microwave along-side some popcorn and your good-to-go.

I wonder if microwaves will begin to feature a "boot" setting. Cozy Boots retail for around $30.

Some good old tree-hugging scientists have created a new process that converts plastic back into diesel-grade oil, combustible gas and pure carbon black. They do it by using a machine called Hawk-10, which cycles through 1,200 different microwave frequencies to separate all these materials. It seems to be quite efficient and it could be applied on a industrial scale. Demonstration video and more information after the jump.

According to New Scientist, the process created by Global Resource Corporation can get the following recycled materials from a 9.1 kilograms of ground-up tyres:

- 4.54 litres of diesel oil
- 1.42 cubic metres of combustible gas
- 1 kg of steel
- 3.40 kg of carbon black

The kilogram of steel comes from the metal parts of the tires: the process automatically separates all the elements for recycling, so if you get copper wires, it will leave the copper on its own. The carbon black comes from the tires and it could be used as paint pigment, automobile tires, radar absorbent materials and printer toner.

In vaguely related news, completely drunk sources stationed in Dublin’s Temple Bar area point out that the microwave frequencies of the iPhone will be able to multiply fish’n'chips and convert water into Guinness.

thanks Gizmoto for the info and humor