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Pee is for power

By Sid Perkins / May 16, 2013

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

Posted in Environment & Pollution, Young Scientists | Tagged Adebola Florish Duro-Aina, carbon monoxide, Doregos Private Academy, electric power, electrical generator, electricity generation, getinvolved, hydrogen, Intel ISEF, intelisef, International Science and Engineering Fair, ISEF, Lagos, Nigeria, Oluwatoyin Eunice Faleke, renewable energy, sustainability, urine, wastes to energy, Zainab Eniola Bello

Cool Jobs: Planet protectors

By Alison Pearce Stevens / June 21, 2012

Greg Nielson holds a smattering of solar glitter, tiny cells that harness the sun’s energy and could one day power everything from laptops to lights.
Photo courtesy of Sandia National Laboratories

Scientists develop new technologies that will make future cities more sustainable

Posted in Environment & Pollution, STEM Careers | Tagged architect, Arjen Hoekstra, cool jobs, environment careers, feature, Gabrielle Fladd, gray water, Greg Nielson, living walls, solar energy, solar glitter, Susan Loh, sustainability, water footprint

Planting seeds for better plastic

By Emily Sohn / February 9, 2011

Scientists are working to put the bio in plastics

Posted in Environment & Pollution | Tagged Biodegradable, biodegradable bags, bioplastic, composting, David Stanton, debris, Eco-Cycle, environmental science, Eric Lombardi, garbage, getinvolved, Hed: Planting seeds for better plastic, lactic acid, landfills, Made by Hand: Searching for Meaning in a Throwaway World, Mark Frauenfelder, Michigan State University, NatureWorks, PLA, plastic, polylactic acid, Ramani Narayan, recyclable plastic, recycling, sustainability