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Energy-Recycling Artificial Foot

Syndicated — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:30:08 +0000

It should come as no great surprise that walking with a prosthetic limb is difficult. According to a newly published paper on prosthesis, walking with a prosthetic foot requires 23 percent more energy than walking naturally. This is because a natural gait returns and recycles energy in an efficient way, but a prosthetic limb [...]
Posted in: Human Power, Inventions

Forget Solar Power, Human Power is the Future

Syndicated — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:12:24 +0000

That may be a little aggressive, but Princeton University engineers have developed a device that may change the way that we power many of our smaller gadgets and devices. By using out natural body movement, they have created a small chip that will actually capture and harness that natural energy to create enough energy [...]
Posted in: Future Energy, Human Power, Inventions

The Pedal-A-Watt Stationary Bicycle Generator

Syndicated — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:04:35 +0000

Today’s twin goals of keeping fit while doing something good for the planet by creating electricity without any pollution come together in a product that has been around for over ten years – The Pedal-A-Watt Stationary Bicycle Generator. Use your bicycle along with the Pedal-A-Watt Stand (it takes 15 seconds to drop your [...]
Posted in: Human Power, Pedal Power

Pedal Powered Laptops in Afghanistan

Syndicated — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:50:45 +0000

While there are solar powered laptops that will allow a computer to be powered without an energy source, not everyone may be able to afford them. There was always the hope that there would be an affordable way for people in poorer and very remote areas to be able to benefit from the [...]
Posted in: Economy, Human Power, Pedal Power

Human Powered Workout Gym Concept

Syndicated — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:18:41 +0000

When we look closely at human history we can easily conclude that locomotion is one of the most primordial needs. But our current lifestyle does not allow us with much of the movements. We need to move more often. But it is also true that we live in fitness conscious times. Going to [...]
Posted in: Human Power, Inventions, Transportation