The Idaho based Company Motion 2 Energy has recently developed a system capable of channeling the energy created by movement into electric energy. The motion required for generating the energy can be either human or vehicular, and the electric energy ...
“Enfucell”, a Finland-based company, has developed a flexible thin battery named “SoftBattery”. This 0.3 – 1.0 millimeter battery (1.5 or 3.0 V) can produce a peak electric current of 4mA/cm². Enfucell was founded in 2002, after nearly ten years of ...
Road warriors take note – Philips recently unveiled a line of devices intended to help consumers keep their growing array of mobile devices charged and ready on the road. The Power4Life series from Philips which will be available starting December ...
Sony, one of the world’s largest battery makers, developed a battery that generates electricity from carbohydrates (sugar). The device was developed based on the same power generation principles found in living organisms. Test batteries showed the ability to produce 50 ...
The German company WarmX developed a line of clothing which includes tiny silver fibers are woven into the knitted fabric and supplied with electricity by a small rechargeable battery. The knitted fabric is warned directly on the skin creating a ...
After the floor which uses vibrations from your steps to make electricity, comes a vibrating shoe which uses electricity to make vibrations. The “Good vibrations” is a regular looking shoe with an on/off bottom and an internal battery. All you ...
A team of scientists in Israel has developed a concept that could serve as a future power source for space vehicles and other space-based applications such as the International Space Station. The new battery-like device includes a core of americium ...
USBCell Battery – This nifty invention, combining a 1300 mAh Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH) rechargeable battery with a USB plug, allows recharging directly from a computer, obviating the need for a special recharger. According to the company, to fill the battery ...