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October 29, 2010October 25, 2010
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Batteryless ‘Light-Powered’ Radiometer

The is a device that spins when it is placed in light. This device, invented back in 1873, still entertains adults and children today, as the vanes within the light bulb shaped dome spin. The spinning of the vanes gives the devices its other name, the light mill.