Scientists say they can turn the kinetic energy of walking or running into electrical power. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin have invented a device that, placed in a shoe, captures the energy of moving microscopic liquid droplets and converts it into electrical current.Thursday, August 25, 2011
Shoe-Powered Mobiles?
Scientists say they can turn the kinetic energy of walking or running into electrical power. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin have invented a device that, placed in a shoe, captures the energy of moving microscopic liquid droplets and converts it into electrical current.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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