Knee-Brace Battery Charger

[Pangloss]

According to this article we will soon see a host of gadgets that recharge themselves or other devices' batteries by converting natural movement energy into electrical power.

 

http://www.news.com/2300-1008_3-6229842-1.html?tag=nefd.pop

 

I thought that was kinda interesting in part because I'm currently reading "Pushing Ice" by Alastair Reynolds (pretty good book, btw), which features a lot of tech like that.

 

The original article in Science is here, but it's subscription-only:

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/319/5864/807

 

 

[zule]

There are since about 30 years ago, watches that work thanks to the pulse.

 

It was about time that this idea (body work/energy for artificial items) would expand.