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MIT's Millimeter Turbine to be Ready This Year

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the power-to-go dept.

Iddo Genuth writes "After a decade of work, the first millimeter size turbine engine developed by researchers at MIT should become operational by the end of this summer. The new turbine engine will allow the creation of smaller and more powerful batteries than anything currently in existence. It might also serve as the basis for tiny powerful motors with applications ranging from micro UAVs to children's toys. In the more distant future huge arrays of hydrogen fueled millimeter turbine engines could even be the basis for clean, quiet and cost effective power plants."

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  1. Re:Size matters by kfg · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I'm not sure you'd want to use these to replace the two stroke in an chainsaw.

    'Cause that would just ruin slasher movies.

    "And now you're going to die. Mwuahahahaha!" -- whir.

    KFG

  2. Re:Size matters by kfg · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    My cat can type too, but she has a bit of a problem with spelling. My congratulations to you.

    KFG

  3. Quiz Time by CmdrGravy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    There is a closed room with 3 switches on the outside. One of these switches operates a light bulb in the room and for some reason you have an overwhelming urge to find out which one even if means you're stood outside forever ( or until you die ). You can't see into the room except when you open the door and for some other mysterious reason you can only open the door once and once the door has been opened you can no longer touch any of the switches.

    So how do you know which switch operates the light ?