Science News for Kids » nanoenergy http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Wed, 22 May 2013 00:29:16 +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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