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Cyborg Beetles Powered By A Wing And A Piezolectric Prayer

5:30PM September 5, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Remember this day, friends. Remember when the cyborg beetles early first took flight in our labs and flew right into their world domination destiny. Look! Even now one of the brood is stealing a quarter, no doubt for financing purposes. More »

Science

This Is A Blood-Powered Heart Turbine

9:48AM May 17, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Swiss scientists designed a small blood-powered turbine that would fit in your arteries and power internal electronics like a pacemaker. Each turbine can produce 800 microwatts of energy which is far greater than the 10 microwatts used by a pacemaker. More »

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Here’s Proof That People Have Been Trying To Go Green For Over A Century

1:40PM April 9, 2011 | Adrian Covert

When you think power generation in the early 1900s, coal and steam generally come to mind. But in Alexis Madrigal’s upcoming book, Powering The Dream: The History and Promise of Green Technology, he shows that people were trying to find environmentally friendly alternatives via ocean waves in the nascent days of household electricity. More »

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Generator The Size Of A Pencil Tip Shakes Up Big Power

10:00AM December 3, 2010 | Sam Biddle

Japanese researchers have cooked up a minuscule kinetic battery capable of generating more energy than anything of its kind. Through only the slightest vibrations, the tiny device cranks out 22 milliwatts – 20 times more than anything similar before it. More »

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Tiny Generators Charge Up From Random Vibrations In The Air

1:36AM March 25, 2010 | Adam Frucci

What’s an easier green power source to acquire than sun or wind? Random ambient vibrations, that’s what. And that’s exactly how some new generators juice up. More »

Foldable Wind-Powered Generator Concept

1:40PM January 21, 2010 | Jason Chen

This generator looks like it’s a great idea. Plop it down in a windy spot and it’ll give you energy enough to power small devices. More »

Sound Generator Could Kill Humans At 10 Metres

5:30AM January 20, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

This seems like a harmless tube. In fact, it was harmless: Jewish farmers used the first version to scare birds from crop fields. Then, somebody converted it into a crowd dispersion mechanism. And then, they discovered it could kill. More »

Gadgets

K3 Harnesses the Power of the Sun, the Wind, and the Electric Grid

11:40PM April 24, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

The Kinesis K3 power generator updates their previous K2 unit with a new power source: In addition to its windmill and solar cells, it can now charge its internal battery with external electricity sources.

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Gadgets

How Many Hamsters Does It Take To Power a Device?

12:30PM February 12, 2009 | Wilson Rothman

The answer is four, say scientists at Georgia Tech. If you are high now or plan to be soon, watch this video a few times. You can thank me later. [Full Story: Technology Review]

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Gadgets

Revolving Door Uses You to Make Energy

9:30AM December 11, 2008 | Mark Wilson

It’s an alarmingly simple concept that claims to be the world’s first application: Netherlands-based company Natuurcafé La Port installed a power generator into a revolving door. Fantastic, but it took us this long?

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