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This portable laboratory tests algae for its ability to produce hydrogen and could one day be distributed to high schools across the country.
Credit: Futurefarmers

Lunchbox Lab Helps Students Test Algae for Hydrogen

A "lunchbox" that turns high school students loose on algae may help solve the nation's energy challenges. At least that's the intent of an amazing learning tool called the Lunchbox Lab that gives students the power to examine strains of algae to see if they can produce hydrogen. Researchers at NREL and Futurefarmers designed and built the first Lunchbox Lab, which is now on display at New York City's Museum of Modern Art. Full story