New Technology Makes Power from Footsteps
by E.B. Boyd | December 18th, 2008 | Comments (1)
topic: Green Living, Green Tech | tags: cell phones, dance floor, footsteps, piezoelectric boots, piezoelectric roads, piezoelectricity, renewable-energy
What if you could generate energy simply by walking? Or by boogie-ing on a dance floor? Or by driving your car on any old road?
That’s the premise behind piezoelectricity. Certain crystals or ceramic materials can generate an electric charge simply by having stress applied to them — the stress, for example, of a person walking on or a car driving over them.
