Physics experiments/activities do not have to be costly in time or resources. Teachers also do not need to limit their equipment purchases to "high tech" or specialty materials sold exclusively through science supply catalogs. Many valuable data collection activities can be performed using inexpensive materials that may be purchased from local department, hardware, and/or toy stores.
Hydrogen fuel cell cars, whose only tailpipe emission is water, are often hailed as one solution to our energy woes. But many hurdles remain, including lowering the cells' cost, building filling stations, and finding green ways to produce hydrogen. Meantime, our NOVA scienceNOW host test-drives a prototype fuel cell car, with "Car Talk" hosts Tom and Ray Magliozzi along for an amusing ride.