Engineers at Leeds are developing a way to capture the kinetic energy produced when soldiers march and use it to power their equipment. (Credit: iStockphoto)From The Science Daily:
ScienceDaily (July 27, 2009) — Engineers at Leeds are developing a way to capture the kinetic energy produced when soldiers march and use it to power their equipment.
The new system designed to convert foot-power into battery power could help troops reduce the weight of their packs by up to 10kg.
The devices will use high tech ceramics and crystals as piezoelectric transducers in order to convert mechanical stress into an electric charge.
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My Comment: An interesting way to charge up your batteries.