RESEARCHERS GENERATE ELECTRICITY FROM TAP WATER
Besides using the hydroelectric dam, we found out from our research that some researchers have recently discovered a way to gain electricity from tap water. A team of researchers and students, led by Dr. Daniel Kwok and Dr. Larry Kostiuk from the University of Alberta came up with a way to generate electricity with the natural electrokinetic properties of a liquid such as ordinary tap water, by pumping fluids through tiny microchannels. This amazing discovery has added on to the several ways of obtaining electricity in a more environmentaly-friendly way.
The project started with the theory that when water travels over a surface, the ions that it is made up of "rub" against the solid, leaving the surface slightly charged. They realised that this works just like a battery. They then did experiments, and found ways to increase the amount of electricity created. This contributed greatly to our society as more natural resources can be saved now that there is a new way of generating electricity.
Click this link to learn more about this discovery:
http://www.expressnews.ualberta.ca/article.cfm?id=5117
Besides using the hydroelectric dam, we found out from our research that some researchers have recently discovered a way to gain electricity from tap water. A team of researchers and students, led by Dr. Daniel Kwok and Dr. Larry Kostiuk from the University of Alberta came up with a way to generate electricity with the natural electrokinetic properties of a liquid such as ordinary tap water, by pumping fluids through tiny microchannels. This amazing discovery has added on to the several ways of obtaining electricity in a more environmentaly-friendly way.
The project started with the theory that when water travels over a surface, the ions that it is made up of "rub" against the solid, leaving the surface slightly charged. They realised that this works just like a battery. They then did experiments, and found ways to increase the amount of electricity created. This contributed greatly to our society as more natural resources can be saved now that there is a new way of generating electricity.
Click this link to learn more about this discovery:
http://www.expressnews.ualberta.ca/article.cfm?id=5117
