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    Electromagnetic energy harvester generates electricity from rail-track vibrations

    Posted on December 3, 2012 by gavril

    In a world with quickly depleting fossil fuels, looking for alternate ways to generate electricity is the need of the hour! Recently, researchers from the Stony Brook University have come up with a device that generates electricity from vibrations. When … Continue reading3 →

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    Electricity generated from prisoners pedaling lights up city at night

    Posted on August 13, 2012 by shubha

    The fast depleting non-renewable energy resources like coal and nuclear power, has reduced concerns among many legislatures and board room meets around the world. Besides natural gas, wind, solar and geothermal energy, there happens to be yet another zero-emission source … Continue reading3 →

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    Goal Zero Yeti Solar Generator generates electricity for the outdoors using clean solar power!

    Posted on July 24, 2012 by gavril

    Looking for a great way to power up your trip to the outdoors? The Goal Zero Yeti Solar Generator is indeed the perfect companion, particularly if you’ve planned a sunny getaway. Sporting a 1250 Watt Hour battery that charges up … Continue reading3 →

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    Eggasus, three-wheeled personal transportation vehicle works on electricity

    Posted on July 3, 2012 by gavril

    As per what we’ve noticed in recent days, designers seem to think personal transportation to pick up pace in future and have been tumbling out designs for electric single-user vehicles more than ever. Here’s yet another way to get around … Continue reading3 →

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    Unplugged table generates usable electricity from minimal sources

    Posted on June 28, 2012 by gavril

    We’ve always wished for a desk that powers itself and designer Eddi Tornberg seems to have read our thoughts aloud with this concept workstation called the Unplugged. In essence a mild-looking desk that in reality generates energy using a piezoelectric … Continue reading3 →

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    WHILL powers wheelchairs with electricity

    Posted on December 12, 2011 by gavril

    Making life simpler for the disabled, a Japanese company recently pulled the veil off a concept that could make wheelchairs a lot easier to use. The company called WHILL designed and developed an accessory that attaches to standard wheelchairs, enabling … Continue reading3 →

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    University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers develop breath-powered electricity generator

    Posted on October 6, 2011 by gavril

    Bad breath has never been more than a disgusting nuisance before. Now, Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have fashioned into being a device that uses human breath to generate electricity! Engineers Xudong Wang, Chengliang Sun and Jian Shi developed … Continue reading3 →

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    Rimac Automobili Concept supercar powers up with electricity to touch 190mph

    Posted on September 12, 2011 by gavril

    Planning to drive fast and green? Here’s a ride that’ll get you around in a jiffy, without so much as poking a hole in the ozone. The Rimac Automobili Concept One supercar is due to be unveiled at the Frankfurt … Continue reading3 →

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    Printable antennas create electricity from signals transmitted in air

    Posted on July 11, 2011 by gavril

    And if you’ve been under the impression that the air around you can’t really amount to much, besides filling up your lungs with enough oxygen to keep you alive, think again! We’ve heard of air being used to power up … Continue reading3 →

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    Tata Group researchers devise new way to create electricity from water

    Posted on March 28, 2011 by gavril

    Water can be used to create energy. We all know that by now. Turbines bolted on at strategic positions at dams aren’t so much on an uncommon site now. That isn’t the only way to create electricity from water though, … Continue reading3 →

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