Kinetic Energy

Sustainable technology company Volta has debuted its EnGo Public Charging Station at Webster University in St. Louis. The station is powered with solar and kinetic power. It allows users to recharge up to 14 units at one time. Each station is also a free Wi-Fi hotspot.

Canadian researchers have developed a chin strap capable of generating electricity from jaw movements. The team is hopeful that the strap will be able to harvest energy from common actions like eating, chewing and talking to power medical implants and wearable devices.

In 15 years as a percussionist with British electronica band Faithless, Sudha Kheterpal has exerted her fair share of energy. She has now teamed up with designers and engineers to develop Spark, a shaker that harnesses kinetic energy to bring power to the developing world.

Physicists working at the Blackett Physics Laboratory in Imperial College London have designed an experiment to validate one of the most tantalizing hypotheses in quantum electrodynamics: the theory that matter could be created using nothing more than pure light.

Looking to add further functionality to its range of smartphone-controlled hue light bulbs, Philips has announced a kinetic-powered switch to extend control over color settings to times when your smart device might be out of reach.

First introduced into rally racing in 1980, Audi’s AWD Quattro system has become synonymous with all wheel drive performance. But its AWD activities have expanded from rally-only to that of endurance racing. This year, the R18 e-tron Le Mans champion is back, but with a new hybrid system in hand.

Using data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole, scientists have reported progress in understanding the longstanding mystery of how and where cosmic rays originate, in a development that might help us find ways to shield astronauts and electronics from cosmic radiation.

With the Voltmaker, providing your smartphone with enough juice to make a quick phone call is just a flick of the wrist away.

Researchers at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) have developed a new type of range extender that can be powered by a range of different fuels.

A team of students at Rice University has developed a prototype device that attaches to a shoe to harvest some of the kinetic energy generated when the heel hits the ground.

Renault, taking cues from its F1 racer, decided to transmogrify a Twizy into a Formula 1 contender.

Pavegen Systems and Schneider Electric partnered to install energy harvesting tiles across a stretch of the course at the 2013 Paris Marathon.