Thursday, January 30, 2014

Micro Windmills for Energy Sources?

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Powering personal devices with solar energy has became common, wind energy to do the same has never been considered because it would involve the task of carrying round windmills with you all the time. But, what if you could shrink the windmill so much a thousand windmills could fit snugly in the sleeve of a phone case? Jung-Chih Chaio, the engineering professor at a university in Texas, is working on this project. In fact, at their widest point they only have one and eight tenths (1.8) of a millimeter ,ten of the could fit on a single grain of rice. Chaio built the mini-windmills with his with his associate, Smith Rao, found that the best way to catch the energy was to catch the energy from big gusts of wind in their own backyards. This turned on night lights, without installing any turbines. This project will probably be arduous, but not impossible.





I assert that mini windmills might actually happen if Rao and Chaio have time to crate the windmills, especially working in a university. I have read and contemplated a different blog on this subject and they have agreed that the mini-windmills might just work, and may be coming soon. The mini-windmills are built with very durable and flexible alloy. This is basically a process of harnessing wind and turning it into energy sources. Because, Chaio is still working on the prototypes, he won't tell anyone how much power the windmill is capable of generating. Rao and Chaio will have to get a patent though, or they cannot sell the mini windmills. The tiny windmills can be produced cheaply enough to be commercially viable, because so many people can be made from a single wafer. I believe that Chaio and Rao will withstand for this invention.

Monday, January 27, 2014

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My name is Allison Payne. I'll be using this blog during third quarter.