Scientists have converted a children's "drinking bird" toy into a tool that generates usable amounts of electricity. The generator could one day be utilized to power a wide variety of small electronic ...

Scientists in Hong Kong and China have proposed a creative way to generate renewable energy —using a classic "drinking bird" figurine that may feel like a throwback to high school physics class. They ...

Inspired by the classic drinking bird toy, scientists have developed an engine that efficiently converts energy from water evaporation into electricity to power small electronics. The device produces ...

The top-hatted “drinking bird,” once a fixture in science classrooms for demonstrating the basics of thermodynamics, is making a surprising comeback — as the inspiration for a new clean-energy ...

How a “drinking bird” engine converts evaporation energy into kinetic motion. How to use a triboelectric nanogenerator to convert kinetic motion into electricity. How to generate over 100 V through ...

Some scientific mysteries have baffled the world for generations. How was the universe formed? Does life exist on other planets? And how do those freakin’ drinking birds work?! In the famous words of ...