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Re:15-year-old girl invents flashlight powered by the heat o... by chinpokomon on Saturday June 29, 2013 @03:09PM (#5963449)
What is the hypothesis? As a science fair project, while this is novel as far as most "I made a volcano using baking soda and vinegar" projects are, I'm missing the scientific method in what I've read so far.
Re:15-year-old girl invents flashlight powered by the heat o... by NegativeK on Saturday June 29, 2013 @04:00PM (#5963587)
Hypothesis: The Seebeck effect, combined with the heat from a human hand, can generate sufficient power for an LED flashlight at room temperature.

The hypothesis was approached from both the theoretical and experimental side.