Scientists Confirm Earth's Rotation Can Generate Electricity

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Scientists Confirm Earth's Rotation Can Generate Electricity
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American scientists at Princeton have experimentally confirmed a 200-year-old hypothesis that Earth's rotation and magnetic field can generate a tiny electric current, reviving a concept first proposed by Faraday, though practical applications remain distant due to the minuscule voltage produced and significant technical challenges.

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