Curiosity of a student leads to innovation. Kyle Schole, a 17-year-old student who often thinks what would be a good thing to test and improve on spent his last summer vacations working on a science fair project. Taking help from experts in Canada, Scotland and Australia, Kyle produced electricity by decomposing tires using bacteria. He was struck with the idea while driving past a tire recycling plant. He thought of the environmental and fire hazard associated with discarded tires that end up slowly breaking down in landfills and decided to find a natural way to dispose them.
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Using laboratory equipment from Westlock Health Care Centre, Schole tried extracting rubber-eating strains of bacteria. He then used the bacteria to create a microbial fuel cell, which in turn converts the chemical energy from the tire's breakdown into electricity. The project that took seven months to complete won him a gold medal at the Canada-wide science fair. He was also awarded Young Canadian Innovation Award from the Ernest C. Manning Foundation for his work. The enthusiastic student will receive $6,000 in cash prizes and a $10,000 scholarship to the Canadian university of his choice.
Via: EdmontonJournal
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