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Jumping Water Droplets Could Be Used to Generate Energy, Study Suggests
Water droplets that form on a superhydrophobic surface carry an electric charge with them when they "jump," researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) found. The discovery could lead to increased power plant efficiency in addition to opening up an entirely new method of drawing power from the atmosphere, according to the study's authors.
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i wonder if we can couple it with this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZrjXSsfxMQ and then just create immense panels for rain to fall on and keep bouncing for a while hehe