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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
...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 watts of electricity...
 
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Electricity Generator Gets Its Power From Waste Heat [Electricity]

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2008-05-31 19:00:00 by Elaine Chow in Gizmodo
...electricity generators that use thermoelectricitythe act of drawing power from waste heat. The machine operates by using heat given off by other processes (such as manufacturing) to boil liquids, which then turn into steam, which then turns an electricity-generating turbine ElectraTherm's Waste Heat Generators recover heat from various...
 
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Inside the Zero-Emission House where all home appliances work with electricity generated by solar and wind energy

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2008-07-09 07:03:47 by HASH0x8be3db4 in Fareastgizmos.com
...electricity generated by solar and wind energy. A staff member introduces computers powered with electricity generated by solar energy . A staff member introduces an air-conditioner powered by electricity generated with solar energy . A staff member shows hot water boiled with electricity generated by solar energy. A staff member sits in a...
 
Tags: zero-emission house, emission house, solar, house, energy, solar energy, electricity, model house, home appliances
 
 
 
 
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Static Electricity Eliminator

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2007-12-29 08:20:02 by Cheryl in Gadgets Blog
...electricity charging your bodythen this Static Electricity Eliminator can come to your rescue All you need to do with this tiny gadget is touch its rubber tip to anything that is grounded and the LCD display will tell you about the current and discharges the electro-detritus without any hassles Price: $9.99 Via: Coolest Gadgets Tags: Static...
 
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Even Fabrics Generate Electricity These Days!

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2008-02-16 09:31:46 by HASH0x8c99dcc in Gizmodude.com
...electricity in recent times. After the very hyped 'stepping mats' we have these extremely well made fabric that is capable of producing electricity. Using nanotechnology as the base, the team from Georgia Tech has created a micro fiber that's a nanogenerator and is capable of generating electricity. This fiber can also be woven in an ordinary...
 
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Microfiber fabric = electricity ???

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2008-02-20 20:56:30 by max in zedomax.com
...electricity . We might just be able to start generating electricity everytime we move a finger CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. scientists have developed a microfiber fabric that generates its own electricity, making enough current to recharge a cell phone or ensure that a small MP3 music player never runs out of power via Yahoo cell phone , Cool ,...
 
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Electricity from Cow Poop!

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2008-05-28 19:46:08 by max in zedomax.com
...electricity from cow poop How cool is that I think the world is changing and its a great thing when you can produce electricity from some excess animal waste We use a proven, commercialized technology called a manure digester to harvest methane gas from manure. We burn the methane to create electricity, while sending the processed manure back...
 
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Free electricity meter to educate UK residents

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2008-01-06 04:01:00 by Christopher Grant in Engadget
...electricity meter devices designed to show residents exactly how much they're spending on electricity, with the goal of encouraging them to reduce their consumption when they're made aware of the cost of the electricity they use. Of course, the government doesn't want to foot the bill for the project themselves, they'd like to see the energy...
 
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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
...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 human-powered energy...
 
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