"Water-Powered Gadgets: The Resurgence of the 'Drinking Bird' for Clean Energy"
TL;DR
Scientists have developed a method to harness energy from water evaporation, creating an engine capable of converting this process into electricity to power small electronics, inspired by the drinking bird toy's mechanism.
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