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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 [...]
Read Article | CommentsUltra-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 [...]
Read Article | CommentsRenewable 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.
Read Article | CommentsBuy 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 [...]
Read Article | CommentsNew Lehr Propane Eco Trimmer – Test and Review
Eco Tech Daily recently had the opportunity to test the new Lehr Eco Trimmer, a propane powered trimmer with all the power of a conventional gas trimmer.
Read Article | Comments12th “Guide To Greener Gadgets” Calls Out PC Makers On Eco Promises.
Greenpeace has released their 12th “Guide to Greener Gadgets” and some of the results are not pretty. They have called out HP, Lenovo and Dell for backtracking on their commitment to eliminate PVC plastic and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) from their products by the end of 2009
Read Article | CommentsFree Heat From An Old Window And Some Soda Cans.
This article was originally posted at my site The Good Human, but because it is “EcoTech” oriented, I figured it should probably be here as well. Enjoy!
Read Article | CommentsThe Field Lab: A Study In Sustainable Living.
I wanted to pass along some info about this site I just started reading called The Field Lab, which is a “Southwest Texas Alternative Energy And Sustainable Living Field Laboratory” as named by John Wells, the proprietor of the “lab”. John has been experimenting with alternative energy and living off-the-grid on 40 acres of [...]
Read Article | CommentsEnergy-Efficient OLED TV’s Coming Our Way.
First we had the gigantic tube TV’s, which sucked energy like nothing else. Then came plasma, which used much less but still ran quite hot. Then we had LCD, which is still the most popular technology on the market right now and are very energy-efficient. But soon, we will be seeing more and [...]
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