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Published online 30 May 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060529-1
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Mini fridge exploits brownian motion
Nano paddle could, in principle, cool a pool of molecules.
Just the thing to keep your nano beers cold: an idea for the smallest refrigerator in the world.
The proposal comes from a pair of theoretical physicists, who admit that it would take some spectacularly cunning molecular engineering to make their device a reality.
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