News Stories  Run Your Life on Garbage and Air  Oil companies
can wave goodbye to their profits: Researchers in the U.K. have
built a battery that runs on garbage that can provide
electricity for your home. And in France, they've developed a
car that runs on air. Right now, the fuel cell runs on sugar
cubes, since they produce no waste when broken down, but
researchers want to run it on carrot power next.  E. coli
bacteria (the same kind that gives you a stomach ache) live
inside the battery and produce enzymes that break down
carbohydrates, releasing hydrogen atoms. The cell also contains
chemicals that use these atoms to create voltage that can be
used to power an electrical circuit. One cell can light a
40-watt bulb for eight hours on just a few teaspoons of sugar.
Engineers in France have invented a 100% non-polluting car,
which costs almost nothing to run?since it runs on air. It?s the
size of a compact car, with a large trunk and a steering wheel
in the middle, and passenger seats on each side. The air