Urine

Making cars a wee bit more efficient by turning urine into hydrogen

By Michael Mulcahy

05:56 July 7, 2009 PDT

No-one should ever drink and drive, but there may soon be a good reason to drink a lot before you fill up your car – researchers at Ohio University have worked out a way to efficiently extract hydrogen from urine. It could provide a cheap, renewable fuel source for vehicles and, finally, a good use for the most abundant waste on Earth. Read More