A Princeton-led team has built a tabletop device that generates voltage directly from Earth’s rotation through its magnetic field. While the power output is orders of magnitude too small for practical electronics, the breakthrough suggests Earth’s spin could someday provide constant, fuel-free energy if the effect scales up. The team is now calling for independent labs to reproduce the results.
Sounds like a great idea. Meet our popation’s power demand by helping to weaken the Earth’s magnetic field - which is currently busy protecting us from hostile-to-life electromagnetic radiation.