The machines are getting ready . . .

Here's an interesting invention in anticipation of next week's Matrix viewing:

US and Canadian scientists have developed a new way to harvest energy from human movements. The new innovation is capable of developing a model that can produce energy to power a mobile phone for 30 minutes from just one minute of walking. So that means that you can now charge your mobile phone with just few minutes of walking.

The newly invented device generates power by a process known as generative braking. With the help of series of gears and changes in it, electricity is generated.

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device weighs 1.6kg and is capable of producing 5 watts of electricity from a slow walk. However scientists have also discovered that the device produces 13 watts energy from walking, which is enough to power a mobile phone for 30 minutes from just a minute’s walk.

However, to generate such an amount of energy the generator has to be constantly switched on, which is quite an effort on the part of the one wearing it.

If such concept models will be made available for the common men, people will surely be able to save more energy and can go greener. And think about it, such walking will make people exercise too!

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