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#122967 - 02/07/08 08:36 PM Power Walking
aardwolfe Offline
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Registered: 08/22/01
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Loc: St. John's, Newfoundland
This just in...

Knee-mounted device capable of producing about five watts of power
Last Updated: Thursday, February 7, 2008 | 2:34 PM ET
CBC News
A group of Canadian and U.S. scientists have put a twist on the term "power-walking," building a knee-mounted device they say can harvest enough energy from a person's stride to power multiple cellphones.

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/02/07/tech-knee-energy.html
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#122987 - 02/08/08 12:01 AM Re: Power Walking [Re: aardwolfe]
JCWohlschlag Offline
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Registered: 11/26/06
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Loc: Sterling, Virginia, United Sta...
Haven't we had the same technology for hamsters for years? laugh Just kidding.
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