Testing for Disease, for Under a Penny, Using Bits of Paper – NYTimes.com
“The diagnostic tests designed in Dr. Whitesides’s Harvard University chemistry laboratory fit on a postage stamp and cost less than a penny. His secret? ...
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Waste Water + Bacteria = Clean Energy – ScienceNOW
“For the first time, researchers have sustainably produced hydrogen gas, a potential source of clean energy, using only water and bacteria. The challenge ...
Device uses leaf technology to turn sunlight into power – The Boston Globe
“The thumb-size black strip looks like a thin magnet. But in reality, it is an artificial leaf, made of silicon and capable of using sunlight to split wat...
Power Walk, Gain a Watt – ScienceNOW
“If scaled up to the size that would fit in a typical shoe, this would enable the Wisconsin researchers to harvest 2 watts of power, they report today in ...
Hopefully resuming service
Just wanted to say that Irene did a number on us. Today, Friday, our power was finally restored. We lost power and running water on Sunday – that’s ...
Navy probe descends on bacteria power | SmartPlanet
“The U.S. Navy has enlisted some very tiny sailors to fuel their latest research vessel. Microorganisms are descending into the sea, enabling unmanned pod...