Harvesting energy from other devices to power up
At CES 2010, RCA was showing a prototype of a handheld energy-harvesting battery designed to convert energy transmitted in a Wi-Fi signal into DC power ...
At CES 2010, RCA was showing a prototype of a handheld energy-harvesting battery designed to convert energy transmitted in a Wi-Fi signal into DC power ...
2010 - year of the electric car and a little food for thought
The 2010 Detroit and LA motor shows have a concentration of electric cars. These are either hybrid, where they are differentiated into two categories of ...
First pedal-powered electricity generator on Swiss football pitch
A group of teenagers from a local youth club in the City of Lausanne have just installed a pedal-driven lighting system on their football pitch ...
Urine powered devices in 6 months?
This looks a bit too good to be true, one cow giving enough power for 19 houses! Urine-powered cars, homes and personal electronic devices could ...
Honda Looking to "Super" Lithium-Ion Battery for Future Hybrids
One common complaint about batteries currently used in hybrid electric vehicles is that they're only powerful enough for small, light vehicles. As early as ...
Better Batteries for Hybrids!
Friends have told me that owning a Prius hybrid from Toyota can be a great alternative to gasoline only vehicles, but you'd better be ...
Sony runs Walkman off sugar-based bio battery
Sony, one of the world's largest battery makers, said it had succeeded in creating a battery that produces electricity by breaking down sugar. The ...
Alarming fridges - alert for midnight snacks
Escalating electricity bills, along with warming food could be a thing of the past with this 3V battery-powered fridge alarm that beeps if you leave ...
Hybrid cars
I am the proud owner of a hybrid car and am writing these words some 2 weeks after taking possession. Why? Well I guess you ...
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