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Quarter-Sized Energy-Harvesting Gadget Generates 100 Times The Power Of Similar Devices

Tiny movements can be converted to a lot of power with this latest advancement in piezeoelectrics, so even stationary gadgets can be powered just by their own subtle vibrations.READ»

This Touchy Tech Could Abolish Wall Warts

Here's how you may soon charge your phone by tapping on it rather than plugging it in. Thanks, science!READ»

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Sainsbury Supermarket Opens People-Powered Checkout Lines

Sainsbury's road plates, which are similar to those seen on London streets, produce 30kWh of energy every hour from cars passing over the bumps in the store parking lot.READ»

You May Just Power All Your Own Gadgets One Day

News of an invention by Dr. Cedrick Ngalande designed to generate power for people in remote zones of Africa really got me thinking. It's because his invention uses a cheap, ubiquitous and cooperative energy source--people. And ...READ»