Electricity from thin air? Yes, it's not just a mad professor's dream

Scientists have harvested tiny amounts of power from humidity.

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Graphic image of a thin film of protein nanowires generating electricity from atmospheric humidity. Image: University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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