Wow, check this out. A high school student has built a nuclear fusion reactor. Maybe he can make the next Back-to-the-Future car…

High school student Thiago Olson has gone beyond basic physics class. Way beyond. Using parts and materials scrounged from the local hardware story and eBay, Olson built a working fusion reactor. In November 2006, a few tiny bubbles in his neutron dosimeter told him that he’d achieved success: Fusing hydrogen nuclei into helium.

[via] wired

Check out this howto on making your own Penny Stove for your next camping trip instead of buying one from Wal-mart. It is as powerful as stove top burners!

The Penny jets produce a flame size about the same as those on a Viking stovetop. Obviously Viking thinks that big jets must be an effective way to burn gas and transfer heat to a pot and my tests confirm this. They are also less affected by wind, pot distance, altitude and the dirt that accompanies all backpacking trips.

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Here’s H2O to HHO hydrogen technology being developed by 2 guys which might change the world soon…

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Here’s a cool video of car running on water. What do you think?
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Here’s also a conversion-kit guide you can buy.

Here’s a fun kit that will allow you to make energy from air by combining hydrogen and oxygen!

The Exhibition Set is the ideal model for demonstrating renewable hydrogen energy technology to large groups, in classrooms, at trade shows or in the boardroom. Clearly labeled components and gas tubes make the Exhibition Set simple to operate and easy for your target audience to understand. The unit was designed specifically for extended, unsupervised operation to leave the demonstrator free to answer questions and entertain interested parties. The Exhibition Set uses PEM membrane technology and does not require caustic KOH (Potassium Hydroxide) as an electrolyte only distilled or deionized water.

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Wow, this is good for our earth… We need more kids like this.

He happily admits he’s hopeless at school - but Steven Henderson is Tyneside’s very own oil baron.

Northumberland’s answer to JR Ewing has built his own oil refinery in the shed at his home in Stamfordham Road, Eachwick, near Ponteland, which he uses to produce 1,000 litres of bio-diesel a week.

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Here’s a cool hack for extracting Lithium out of your Lithium battery for those of you scientists who need some Lithium fast!

First you must obtain some dead lithium batteries. This shouldn’t be too hard, as most people will readily give them away when they no longer produce a sufficient current. Fresh ones will work too, but it’s rather wasteful.

Note that this will only work with plain lithium batteries, not lithium ion. The rechargeable lithium ion cells do not contain the pure metal, but rather a lithium salt.

If you happen to be using double batteries like me, you must break them apart. Simply use a pliers and pry off the spot welded conductor. Those with a keen eye might notice how they are connected in parallel rather than series. This is because the lithium cell produces 3 volts, twice that of alkalines.

Here’s a cool DIY on making your own CO2 system.

Carbon is the fundamental element that all life on this planet is based. Plants are no exception. Since plants have no way of getting to their food sources, nutrients have to be obtained from their surrounding environment. Plants use many macro and micronutrients, carbon dioxide (CO₂) being one of the primary macronutrients. In an aquarium the limiting factors are most likely to be (in order): light, CO₂, micronutrients (trace elements), and macronutrients. Micro and macronutrients are usually supplied in adequate quantities by fish waste and the addition of fertilizers.