Film students scoop $25,000 X Prize for YouTube vid

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"Capacitor Challenge" video to pave way for X Prize competition to find best ultracapacitor technology

Two students have scooped a $25,000 X Prize Foundation award after creating a YouTube video about clean energy storage. UC Irvine students Kyle Good and Bryan Le created a video challenging developers...

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