9Sep

10 Weird Forms of Human Transportation

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A version of spring-loaded stilts, Powerisers are part walking, jumping, or running, combined with a superhero-like ability to leap (small to medium-sized) objects in a single bound — see them in action in this Powerisers video from their appearance on Planet Green’s G Word. The amped-up leg extensions make mobility faster, bouncier, and more fun and/or more dangerous — helmets and pads definitely recommend. They’re hot enough to have their own entry in Wikipedia, where you can learn more about them, including where you can procure a pair, if you dare. Learn more at Powerisers Deutschland.

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6Sep

5 Most unconventional renewable energy sources

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5 Most unconventional renewable energy sources

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The gradual exhaustion of conventional energy sources is creeping out of human control. The result is that today we have run headlong into a situation of acute energy shortage. The way out is to use energy from the bounty of nature that is virtually impossible to exhaust. However, the only sources of renewable energy that have been used extensively are wind, sun and water. Let’s enrich our knowledge by learning about five unconventional sources of renewable energy.

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29Aug

10 eco friendly human powered machines

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10 eco friendly human powered machines

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A lot of effort has been made to generate energy and electricity by human efforts. The motivation behind this technology is as we consume energy so we should also generate energy. Now, we have successfully designed and developed several pedal powered machines that can perform our day to day activities. Bicycle pedal and cranks have made notable contribution in generating energy that is purely ecofriendly allowing us to get rid of post carbon problems.

The pedal powered machines are designed largely to make use of bicycle generating energy by just cycling for few seconds. Here is a list of 10 fantastic machines that are powered and give the intended results with a pair of bicycle pedals.

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26Aug

In-shoe device harvests energy created by walking

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In-shoe device harvests energy created by walking

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Although you may not be using a Get Smart-style shoe phone anytime soon, it is possible that your mobile phone may end up receiving its power from your shoes. University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering researchers Tom Krupenkin and J. Ashley Taylor have developed an in-shoe system that harvests the energy generated by walking. Currently, this energy is lost as heat. With their technology, however, they claim that up to 20 watts of electricity could be generated, and stored in an incorporated rechargeable battery.

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24Aug

Human Gait Could Soon Power Portable Electronics

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If the vision of Tom Krupenkin and J. Ashley Taylor comes to fruition, one day soon your cellphone — or just about any other portable electronic device — could be powered by simply taking a walk.

In a paper appearing in the journal Nature Communications, Krupenkin and Taylor, both engineering researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, describe a new energy-harvesting technology that promises to dramatically reduce our dependence on batteries and instead capture the energy of human motion to power portable electronics.

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10Aug

Aquaskipper Hydrofoil Human Powered Watercraft

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Aquaskipper Hydrofoil Human Powered Watercraft

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So far Our Lord and Criss Angel have been the only people known to have successfully walked on water in recorded history and even that has been disputed by non-believers. Many gifted designers in years gone by have tried to come up with contraptions that could aid in the near-miraculous feat but even the supremely talented Leo DaVinci found it hard to get the idea off the drawing board and into an actual working prototype. But this human-powered watercraft could change all that and help many of us, well, walk on water.

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10Aug

Human-Powered Gamera Helicopter Breaks World Record!

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Back in May we introduced you to a group of students from the University of Maryland who designed an amazing human-powered helicopter call the Gamera. The team’s ultimate goal is to win the $250,000 Sikorsky Prize, and while they have yet to achieve that, their path to the prize is now littered with several broken records. Just yesterday, they announced that pilot and biology student Judy Wexler broke the national record for longest human-powered flight while simultaneously setting the world record for the longest human-powered flight by a woman.

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1Aug

9 extraordinary eco friendly energy generation alternatives

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It is amazing to see how creative people can get with finding and discovering new concepts and ways to produce energy. Some methods are absolutely mind-boggling and force you to ponder at the practicality of such a solution. Some options might lead to some energy generation – albeit too minor to be even considered – hence, insignificant. Nevertheless, it would be worthwhile to think over such options and appreciate the creative thought process of the inventor.

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