Science News for Kids » renewable energy http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Pee is for power http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/the-water-in-urine-can-be-a-source-of-hydrogen-for-electrical-generators/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/the-water-in-urine-can-be-a-source-of-hydrogen-for-electrical-generators/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 19:36:32 +0000 Sid Perkins http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=17098 Adebola Duro-Aina (left), Oluwatoyin Faleke (center) and Zainab Bello (right) designed a system that uses urine to produce a fuel. Generators that run on this fuel, rather than gasoline, would avoid spewing carbon monoxide, a toxic pollutant. Credit: Patrick Thornton, SSP

The water in urine can be a source of hydrogen for electrical generators]]> Adebola Duro-Aina (left), Oluwatoyin Faleke (center) and Zainab Bello (right) designed a system that uses urine to produce a fuel. Generators that run on this fuel, rather than gasoline, would avoid spewing carbon monoxide, a toxic pollutant. Credit: Patrick Thornton, SSP

The water in urine can be a source of hydrogen for electrical generators]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/05/the-water-in-urine-can-be-a-source-of-hydrogen-for-electrical-generators/feed/ 0 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

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/feed/ 0