Energy From Vibrations

Posted by Hemos on Monday April 21, 2003 @04:54AM from the making-better-use-of-energy dept.

JN writes "Now here's a nifty invention. What started off as a Small Business Innovation Research grant from the Navy to a MIT professor has turned out to become a great mechanism that harnesses running machines' minute vibrations into energy. The possibilities are limitless. Aside from the obvious, imagine the ultimate cellphone - one that charges the battery every time it rings/vibrates, hence promising extended talktimes, and giving operators all the more reasons to get their customers to use their devices. How cool is that? Do I see 3G applications with a vibrate() call mandatory every couple minutes? "

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This could be sweet. by OwnerOfWhinyCat · 2003-04-21 04:55 · Score: 5, Funny

On a Harley block these could power my Microwave!
nothing new here by kin_korn_karn · 2003-04-21 04:55 · Score: 5, Funny

I know plenty of women that get energy from vibrating objects.
Re:Indeed by Torqued · 2003-04-21 05:25 · Score: 5, Funny

"Unless the phone happens to be one of those nifty wrist-based one, the answer is no, this won't work."

1: Momentum powered wrist cell phone
2: Porn
3: !!!!!!!!!
4: Profit! (or at least unlimited power!) :)