A team of engineers led by the UK's University of Nottingham have created a new stove which not only cooks food but also generates electricity. The device uses thermo-acoustic technology originally developed by the U.S.'s Los Alamos National Laboratory.
'Score-Stove' generates heat and light —
A team of engineers led by the UK's University of Nottingham have created a new stove which not only cooks food but also generates electricity. The device uses thermo-acoustic technology originally developed by the U.S.'s Los Alamos National Laboratory.
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Waste heat from the stove produced during food preparation is used power the acoustic engine, producing sound waves in excess of 170 decibels (more than the Space Shuttle taking off). After extensive lab tests, the stoves are now being tested in the field in parts of Nepal and Bangladesh.
Field tests in Asia underway —
Waste heat from the stove produced during food preparation is used power the acoustic engine, producing sound waves in excess of 170 decibels (more than the Space Shuttle taking off). After extensive lab tests, the stoves are now being tested in the field in parts of Nepal and Bangladesh.
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The Score-Stove is also more efficient helping limit exposure to cooking smoke. According to the World Health Organization, nearly three billion people still rely on biomass stoves which cause around two million premature deaths annually.
Cutting down pollution —
The Score-Stove is also more efficient helping limit exposure to cooking smoke. According to the World Health Organization, nearly three billion people still rely on biomass stoves which cause around two million premature deaths annually.
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