Fuel Cell X7 Car Experiment Kit For Kids.
Or adults, really. Probably more educational than an Elmo doll, this fuel cell car experiment kit teaches kids how to assemble a car that runs on water – i.e. a fuel cell. Talk about teaching the future! For ages 10 and up (I guess that includes me as well), “The Fuel Cell [...]
Ultra-Fast Flexible Battery made from Salt and Paper
A new thin-film flexible battery has been developed by researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden, consisting of two common, non-toxic materials: salt and paper. This discovery could be the cheap, easily manufactured, and green solution for portable rechargeable power.
“We introduce a novel nanostructured high-surface area electrode material for energy storage applications composed of cellulose fibers [...]
University Of Iowa Using Oat Hulls From Quaker Oats As Fuel Source.
For a couple of years now the University of Iowa has been partnering with a nearby Quaker Oats plant to use the otherwise discarded oat hulls (the protective shell of the oat) as an environmentally friendly fuel source instead of burning coal. The oat hulls fuel 14% of the school’s total energy – equal to [...]
Renewable Energy Experiment Kit For Kids.
Too bad I never had this when I was a kid. This Renewable Energy Experiment Kit has a wind turbine, solar cell, electrolytic cells, and a hand-operated dynamo which generate electricity that is stored in a rechargeable battery.
Buy 1 IKEA SUNNAN Solar Work Lamp & 1 Gets Sent To Developing Countries.
Next time you need a new desk lamp, you might want to check out the SUNNAN from IKEA – it’s solar-powered! It runs on 3 rechargeable AA batteries that get charged by the sun, and it has an LED light which uses 70% less energy and has at least 4 times longer life than [...]
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