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Thursday, July 19, 2012

Q: BioLite Stove: Incandescent Bulb

I heard about the BioLite stove, which supposedly makes electricity from wood. Does it work?

By: Question from: The Editors, Santa Fe, NM
A faint light from the Biolite. Photo: Bob Parks

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The BioLite powered a small incandescent bulb dimly, but about the same as a laptop would. 

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