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Fuel Cell

Detailed technical description and diagram of a hydrogen fuel cell. Part of a larger site which includes many definitions and links.

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/thermo/electrol.html#c1

How Fuel Cells Work

A brief description of how Fuel Cells work from HowStuffWorks.com.

http://www.howstuffworks.com/fuel-cell.htm

Describes alternative fuels as vehicle fuels that aren't made from petroleum. There are many kinds of fuels that vehicles can run on that aren't made from petroleum and the United States Department ...

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/transportation/index.html

Laptop Screens

You can think of the laptop screen as made up of a lot of tiny cells. White light coming from behind the screen passes through each cell and emerges toward you as you watch the screen.

http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/laptops/index.html

Solar Energy Technology

Photovoltaic (or PV) cells convert light energy into electricity. This site looks at the development of photovoltaics as a domestic and industrial source of energy, including some quite detailed ...

http://www.eere.energy.gov/basics/renewable_energy/solar.html

How Fuel Gauges Work

A brief description of how Fuel Gauges measure the level of fuel in your car's tank. This site is part of Marshall Brain's HowStuffWorks.com.

http://www.howstuffworks.com/fuel-gauge.htm

Hydrogen and Future Energy Sources

Where will our energy come from in the future? Find out about hydrogen fuel cells and other ideas that might change the way we produce energy.

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter20.html

Fossil Fuels - Coal, Oil and Natural Gas

There are three major forms of fossil fuels: coal, oil and natural gas. All three were formed many hundreds millions of years ago before the time of the dinosaurs - hence the name fossil fuels.