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July 1, 2014
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New device harnesses the energy created by natural human walking.
A new device harnesses the energy created by natural human walking to simultaneously light more than 40 commercial LEDs. The technology could revolutionize the way we charge small electronic devices, reducing dependence on non-renewable power sources and untethering users from fixed charging stations.
Credit: Zhong Lin Wang, Georgia Tech.
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