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Energy From the Restless Sea

AUG 03, 2006
Physics Today
The New York Times : A group of entrepreneurs is harnessing the perpetual motion of the ocean and turning it into a commodity in high demand: energy. Right now, machines of various shapes and sizes are being tested off shores from the North Sea to the Pacific âmdash; one may even be coming to the East River in New York State this fall âmdash; to see how they capture waves and tides and create marine energy.
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