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Hydrogen Micro Turbine Only 4mm In Diameter

Posted by chrisd on from the small-is-way-cool dept.

savaget writes: "Luc G. Frchette of the Columbia University Microsystem Engineering Laboratory has developed a 20W electrical generator powered by a hydrogen turbine just 4mm in diameter. For more details, read the Wired article or an older Popular Science article. The tiny generator is more efficient than any battery and is expected to find military and commercial uses including robotics." Imagine the uses ...

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  1. Red Bull.... Cold by burts_here · · Score: 0, Troll

    could i use them to power a micro sized refrigeration unit to keep my can of red bull/coke/beer/dogs piss cold?
    oh fuck it.. can you imagaine a beuwolf clus... *smack*
    ok so i won't do that joke...
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