Tag Archives : electricity

I am all game for working out, and not being lazy about it. However, I am just too lazy to hit the gym, and that is perhaps why I continue to remain thin and scrawny all the time. When your metabolism is high, and you do not exercise and do the weights, you would never put on weight. What a person like (or you) needs is some inspiration, that you are [...]

The public transport systems are always under pressure to cut costs and increase revenue. As an answer for this the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), which runs the transit system in Philadelphia, is piloting a smart electrical grid technology that could cut its electricity bills by up to 40 percent and generate millions [...]

This Monday, the Viridity Energy announced it has received a fund of the Authority Energy Development from Pennsylvania to design a system that transforms the energy released by braking of trains entering the station into electrical energy. The system will collect energy in a big battery installed in the Market-Frankford line, which has 28 stations [...]

The manufacturer Orange unveiled a great gadget for anyone who enjoys hiking and has ecological concern: a new pair of boots that harnesses the heat of perspiration from the feet to carry cell phones. The “Orange Power Wellies” created with the collaboration of specialists in renewable energy GotWind, come with a sole producer of energy, [...]

Kyosemi Corporation has actually come up with an idea to materialize the concept of using solar cells for domestic use. Do we even have to talk about the importance of alternative sources of energy? Sphelar solar cells have made it possible for us to incorporate the idea of solar energy into our daily life. The Tokyo based company unveiled these tiny [...]

Scientific and technological research knows no bounds. MIT is indefatigable in such researches. Their latest breakthrough will see body heat that transforms into energy run low-power electronic devices. Yes, electricity runs through your body. Darren Quick in gizmag talks of ‘new energy-scavenging systems under development at MIT’ that ‘could [...]

There is no denying the fact that electric vehicles (EVs) are indeed great and one of the best ways to help reduce air pollution. However, charging the EVs from coal-powered electricity is quite a hurdle. This is one of their greatest drawbacks. While they help reduce air pollution on one side, they consume a lot of electric power on the other hand. [...]

Here is the coolest rocking chair I have ever come across in a long time. This one is designed by a famous designer, Rochus Jacob. Its design is very simple, and yet very effective. It comes integrated with an OLED lamp that can provide sufficient light while you are literally rocking in the chair, enjoying your favorite book or magazine. This rocking [...]

Did you ever imagine that you could generate electricity by just wearing some clothes? It is very much possible with “Captain Electric and Battery Boy“, which is a collection of three dresses developed by XS Labs. They are classified as ‘STICKY’, ‘STIFF’ and ‘ITCHY’. Each of them produces energy from [...]

Developing and designing artifical trees is quite high on the green agenda of most eco-friendly architects and researchers; for one cannot deny that actual trees are still being felled down to make space for the concrete jungle. These synethetic replacements of the green faithful beings shall perform the same functions like a natural tree and also generate [...]