Kinetic Energy

VTT Technical Centre of Finland unveiled its decorative, mass-producible organic photovoltaic (OPV) leaves in January. Now, the company has followed the logical path and come up with an energy-harvesting tree that generates electricity from a variety of sources.

The Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LM P1 is, to put it bluntly, one of the craziest ideas to pull out onto a race track in decades. It's a front engined front-drive car that puts out over 1200 horsepower. Yes, you read that correctly: A front engined front-drive racecar. Let's take a look under the hood.

Recent studies have shown that graphene is 10 times better than steel at dissipating kinetic energy. That could make it an excellent choice for lightweight ballistic body armor.

A half hour of jogging or a day of regular movement is enough to capture three hours of energy to transfer into your devices using a new wearable.

Kinetic tile company Pavegen has partnered with Shell for its biggest undertaken so far – to give a run-down community soccer field in a Rio de Janeiro favela an off-grid power supply which benefits the whole community.

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.