Science News for Kids » Chinese Academy of Sciences http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:07:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Hot technology http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/a-new-device-harvests-energy-that-would-otherwise-go-wasted/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/a-new-device-harvests-energy-that-would-otherwise-go-wasted/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:00:09 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13305 This drawing shows a tiny device that can use changes in temperature to produce electricity. The golden lines in the middle represent wires made from zinc oxide. They’re sandwiched between two plates that conduct electricity. Credit: Z.L. Wang

A new device harvests energy that would otherwise go wasted]]> This drawing shows a tiny device that can use changes in temperature to produce electricity. The golden lines in the middle represent wires made from zinc oxide. They’re sandwiched between two plates that conduct electricity. Credit: Z.L. Wang

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