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THE Teacup Stirling Engine

Turn the heat from tea, coffee, or candles into piston power!

[BY JIM SHEALY]

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Photography by Sam Murphy

image To see a video of a Teacup Stirling Engine being built and run, check out: makezine.com/17/stirling

There’s energy all around us, just waiting to be tapped. Whether it’s a hot cup of coffee on a cold day, light from the sun, scented candles, or waste heat wafting from electronics, it’s all potential power waiting to ...

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