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Can the Noise in Sports Arenas Be Turned Into Electricity?
fstop123/Getty Images Gyeongyun Lily Min spent the last seven months in a makeshift laboratory she set up in her parent’s garage as she tried to convert vibrations produced by sound waves in sports arenas into electrical energy. Her days were a long …