Cell phones of the future will be charged from wind Bashny.Net

Researchers from the University of Texas at Arlington scientist Smita RAO and Professor J. C. Chao made a miniature wind turbine, a dozen of which can be placed on a single grain of rice. In the case of a mobile device, you can install hundreds of these devices, and this is enough for his constant charging.

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On a windy day it can be hold at the open window, windless wave them in the air. Looks a little funny, but it will save user Energoprogress smartphone from need every day to put your device on charging.

In September last year in the laboratory of Professor Chao microtrace successfully tested. Particularly, the inventors have experienced ha mechanical reliability of the device. But the titanium alloy did not disappoint, and under the strong (of course artificial) wind, nothing broke. Another advantage of the new micrometrical – cheapness of their manufacture, especially in mass production.

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The invention is already interested in the Taiwanese company WinMEMS Technologies Co., she agreed with the researchers that intellectual property will remain with the University, and commercialization will take WinMEMS.

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