From Greenleap Online
Jan. 12, 2004

Scientists Find Water Produces Raw Electricity...

This week researchers at the University of Alberta, Canada reported the discovery of a clean way to generate electricity. The new process works on the fact that energy is created when a flowing liquid meets a solid surface. Scientists involved were able to power a small light bulb by squeezing a syringe of tap water through a glass tube fitted with microscopic-sized holes. As the water passed through the tiny holes of the glass tube, it became both positively and negatively charged. By harnessing those distinct charges, the scientists were then able to refine the energy into electricity. If tested further and proven practical, the new method of "clean" electrical generation could eventually be used in place of batteries that power such devices as mobile phones, cars and just about anything else.