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China's Popular Urine-Soaked

China's Popular Urine-Soaked | Science News | Scoop.it

"Virgin boy eggs" or eggs boiled in the urine of prepubescent boys preferably under the age of 10 are a popular spring time snack in China’s northeast city of Dongyang located in the middle of Zhejiang Province. The eggs are believed to provide remarkable health benefits such as reducing body heat, enhancing blood circulation and reinvigorating the body.

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Pee-powered fuel cell turns urine to energy

Pee-powered fuel cell turns urine to energy | Science News | Scoop.it

Urine-powered fuel cells could generate electricity and reclaim essential nutrients directly from human and animal waste, say UK scientists. The development could make wastewater treatment easier and cheaper, and provide an abundant source of locally generated power.

The team, led by Ioannis Ieropolous and John Greenman at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory, developed microbial fuel cells (MFCs) - which use bacteria to break down organic molecules and generate electricity - that could run on the organic molecules found in urine, such as uric acid, creatinine and small peptides.

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Urine-controlled video games installed in London bar

Going to the loo has never been more fun, after the world's first urine-controlled video game is installed in a London bar. . Report by Sophie Foster. Like u...
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