Wednesday, September 20, 2006

MIT developing an "engine on a chip" to beat the battery

The new "engine on a chip" technology builds all the traditional parts of a gas-turbine engine using silicon, allowing for utterly tiny, reliable and efficient components. The turbine blades spin at 20,000 revolutions per second, and the mini-generator produces 10 watts of power once up and running.

You can read more about it here.

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