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The Breast Motion Power Generator is a Genius Idea

Adrienne So over at Slate has used her natural gifts to come up with the most genius idea yet: an energy-generating bra. Instead of just holding her boobs in place and dispelling that excess kinetic energy into, I don't know, heat, why not use it to power a gadget? According to a breast specialist, a D-cup in a lousy bra moves up to 35-inches up and down during exercise. Professor Wang of Georgia Tech is working on just this problem, using nanowires inside fabric to convert that visual spectacle into something useful. But is it enough to power an average iPod? This Wang says yes. [Slate]

9:29 PM on Mon Jun 23 2008
By Jason Chen
17,606 views, 59 comments

Latest by n/a: @GadgetPlay: Well,if it will help you,in the June 2008 issue of Playboy,page 106,I just discovered that "kuni sabisu" means 'cunnilingus',"A-zeme" means 'anal attack' (bet that's a great pick up line over there!) and "kokku sakkingu" means...well,sound it out. more »

energy

Dragon Power Station Harnesses Kinetic Energy From Passing Vehicles to Power Stuff

Terry Kenney's Dragon Power Station prototype works by harnessing the kinetic energy of trucks passing over plates buried in the road and turning that energy into electricity. The system he's got set up now in the Port of Oakland, with 2,500 trucks passing over it in a day, is enough to power 1,750 homes. It's a very interesting concept that can be extended to busier streets, harnessing a little bit of the energy that would otherwise be lost. More »

2:00 PM on Thu May 1 2008
By Jason Chen
10,192 views, 58 comments

Latest by GadgetPlay: @ripfire4:"Why are we even discussing the science of this anyway? The system works!" At a net loss. Nice! @citizen024: "hybrids? ever hear of em? although i suppose not that many trucks have that yet, but this would be an investment in more »

concept

Flying Stick Camera: Rub It Between Your Palms

Photographers interested in taking endless shots of themselves with their arms outstretched will surely love this flying stick camera concept from designer Tsunho Wang. Just "rub the stick" between your palms and use the built up energy to send the camera whizzing into the air. Once airborne, the camera will automatically take a series of photographs at set intervals. No specs were mentioned regarding the stick cam, but seeing as how it is a concept that won't see the light of day, it probably doesn't matter all that much. [Yanko Design]

8:30 PM on Thu Jan 24 2008
By Sean Fallon
8,157 views, 24 comments

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