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First Video of Electricity-Generating Knee Brace [Electricity]

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2008-02-07 22:48:12 by Benny Goldman in Gizmodo
...brace that generates enough electricity to power 10 cellphones was demonstrated by scientists recently. The brace harvests the energy of a person's knee braking after taking a step, similar to the way hybrid car brakes collect energy to charge their batteries. The device only weighs 3.5 pounds, and does not need the intense effort that other...
 
Tags: brace, knee brace, knee, power, electricity, power gps locators, energy, charge prosthetic knees, energy generators
 
 
 
 
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Yamaha PAS Brace hybrid electric bicycle assists pedaling at all of its eight gear speeds

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2008-08-01 05:51:32 by HASH0x8ae5d64 in Fareastgizmos.com
...Brace," is aimed at male users. Its assisting power is controlled according to the gear position and the speed, realizing a sporty ride. The Yamaha PAS Brace features an eight-speed gear for a smooth ride and a shift position sensor to detect the gear speed at which it is running. Furthermore, a system called "S.P.E.C.8" decides an optimal...
 
Tags: gear, gear speeds, speed reaches 15kmh, speed, hybrid electric bicycle, bicycle, electricity supply begins, electricity, gear speed
 
 
 
 
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Knee brace generates electricity on the go

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2008-02-08 13:26:01 by Darrin Olson in SlipperyBrick
...brace that generates electricity from your steps. The brace takes advantage of the stop energy that occurs after swinging the knee forward which would otherwise dissipate as heat, much like braking on an electric or hybrid car According to the initial studies on the 3.5 pound prototype, a person walking at 2.2 mph was able to create around 5...
 
Tags: brace, electricity, knee brace, brace takes advantage, hybrid car, knee forward, generator, power, pound prototype
 
 
 
 
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Electricity-generating knee brace gets juice as you walk

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2008-02-08 15:00:24 by HASH0x8b58864 in DVICE
...brace takes care of this problem by using the movement of the joint to acquire juice. As the wearer walks, it charges itself up, presumably then allowing you to charge up your cell phone or MP3 player with the power generated by your walking. Cumbersome? Yes, but if you've gotta wear a brace for some reason anyways, you might as well get some...
 
Tags: energy, free energy, wearer walks, cell phone, acquire juice, brace, mp3 player, shame, physorg
 
 
 
 
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Knee Brace Generates Electricity

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2008-02-08 13:40:37 by Josh in Medgadget
...brace that has countless practical, medical, and military applications. "Walking is a lot like stop-and-go driving," explained Dr Max Donelan of Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, Canada, lead author of the paper Within each stride muscles are continuously accelerating and decelerating the body Hybrid electric cars take advantage of...
 
Tags: knee brace, electricity, energy, prosthetic knee, max donelan, biomechanical energy, prosthetic, max donelan led, knee brace assists
 
 
 
 
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Yamaha PAS Brace Electric Bike

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2008-07-31 18:50:34 by Editor in Ubergizmo
...Brace, and this model comes equipped with an assistance system that is smart enough to adopt to the gear position and drivers running speed. It will feature 8 gears in total, and to sum things up, this bike is able to adjust the level of electric assistance whenever you shift gears or change your current speed. For example, should the bike...
 
Tags: bike, electric bike, electric assistance, pas brace, bike pass, auxiliary power unit, shift gears, current speed, speed
 
 
 
 
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The invisible brace that promises the perfect smile in a month

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2008-01-25 05:21:17 by Editor in Medlaunches.com
...braces but at the same time are apprehensive about looking like Ugly Betty, its time for you to smile as all your prayers are answered. Practitioners claim that a brace whose working parts remain largely out of sight is about to revolutionize cosmetic dentistry. It is known to straighten teeth in just a month, and at a fraction of the cost of...
 
Tags: month, time, cosmetic dentistry, practitioners claim, traditional treatment, brace, ugly betty, teeth, smile
 
 
 
 
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Electricity-generating knee brace fails the American Dream

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2008-02-08 09:01:00 by Paul Miller in Engadget
...brace. The device generates electricity in a method similar to regenerative breaking in a hybrid car, so the attempt is to harvest wasted kinetic energy in your knee from when your leg hits the ground and at other points in your stride. Hopes are to reclaim this energy for use to power gadgetry on your person, or perhaps a prosthetic limb,...
 
Tags: knee, knee brace, watt, electricity, energy, extra watt, kinetic energy, researchers, researchers claim
 
 
 
 
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Electricity-generating knee brace fails the American Dream

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2008-02-08 15:02:06 by admin in Cool Gadgets and Gizmos
...brace. The device generates electricity in a method similar to regenerative breaking in a hybrid car, so the attempt is to harvest wasted kinetic energy in your knee from when your leg hits the ground and at other points in your stride. Hopes are to reclaim this energy for use to power gadgetry on your person, or perhaps a prosthetic limb,...
 
Tags: knee, knee brace, watt, electricity, energy, extra watt, kinetic energy, researchers, researchers claim