* These Tiny Windmills Work, and Ten Could Fit in a Grain of Rice * * by JOSEPH FLAHERTY<http://www.wired.com/design/author/jflaherty/> Imagine a world where your iPhone was out of juice and there wasn't a Lightning cable for miles---wouldn't it be great if you could just blow on your phone to bring it back to life? Professor J.C. Chiao and Dr. Smitha Rao of the University of Texas at Arlington have developed a new windmill technology that could shake up the power industry and make emergency recharges possible. Unlike the industrial giants that sit in off-shore windfarms, these diminutive devices measure just 1.8 millimeters at their widest point and ten could fit on a grain of rice. continua qui http://www.wired.com/design/2014/01/mini-windmills-power-iphone/?cid=1779417...