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Mini ‘wind turbine’ can scavenge energy from the breeze and power your phone

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Scientists have created a miniature ‘wind turbine’ that ‘scavenges’ energy from a breeze created during a brisk walk.  The ‘nano-generator’, which is made of two plastic strips in a tube, captures and stores wind energy to power electronic devices.  It’s inspired by giant wind turbines that convert the kinetic energy of wind into power, but … Read more

North Koreans scavenge for scrap metal in ruins of building

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North Koreans desperate to meet scrap metal quotas are plundering in the wreckage of the liaison office with the South that was blown up on Kim Jong-un’s orders.  Residents of Kaesong are risking arrest by scavenging in the ruins of the Inter-Korean Liaison Office which was set up in a spirit of unity in 2018 … Read more