Video - The Microwave Could Be Your New Phone Charger

The microwave typically has one use: heating leftovers. But now, it could soon be a handy cellphone charger, as well. Researchers from the University of Tokyo are working on ways to harvest the wasted energy that microwaves produce while they run. When heating, microwaves continuously lose energy that could be put to better use. Engineer Yoshihiro Kawahara and his research team have designed a machine to gather and recycle that wasted energy.

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