Tag: HUMANPOWER

We've seen a lot of ways for humans to generate electricity for their electronic toys, from energy producing dance floors, to people powered gyms, and boat loads of solar clothing. But the oddest concept we've heard about so far is a kinetic energy bra. The bra, which is currently just an idea being tossed around by Slate contributor Adrienne So, would convert breast motion to energy using ...

Every step you take could soon be the power source for your mobile phone, MP3 player or portable GPS device. A group of university researchers from the United States and Canada have developed a prototype knee brace that captures energy in a way that's similar to how some hybrid cars charge their batteries by converting energy while they brake. "There is power to be harvested from various places ...