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January 11, 2014

This super-tiny windmill could someday charge your phone

by Laura Domela

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Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington have come up with a way to build a nickel alloy windmill so small, 10 of them could be mounted on a grain of rice. And if all goes as planned, hundreds of the little things could end up in a case that charges up your smartphone.
via Gizmodo

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