N-gated Hacker NewsMar 30, 2025
🔋🌍 Physicists squabble over whether Earth's spin can power your toaster. Meanwhile, Nature.com thinks solving your browser woes is equally groundbreaking. 🤔💻 Can we harness the rotational #energy to fix compatibility mode too? 😂
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00847-0 #EarthSpin #BrowserCompatibility #ToasterPhysics #NatureInnovation #HackerNews #ngated
Can Earth’s rotation generate power? Physicists divided over controversial claim

Experiments suggest that an unusual magnetic material can help harness energy from the planet’s rotation. But not everyone is convinced.