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Researchers built evaporation driven engine which propels a toy car andpower LED lamp0

BY MAYA KAMATHON JUNE 18, 2015SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

For the very first time evaporation driven engines power the movement of atoy car as well as provide electricity to power a LED lamp

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