• more about #genshock more comments →
    Skunky: Does anyone else other than me want to see this on a pogo stick? "Check it out dudes, I can power my iPod when I go on my mile-long bounce-a-thon!" more »
    chopstickhero: Always for WAR ... never the good of the people. more »
    TBM-Fan: so basically you need to drive very fast with these shock absorbers? but what about the damage to the rest of the car? more »
    sfokevin: So... I picture a MIT undergrad happily playing with his Fleshlight and screaming out EUREKA!!!! more »
    Anonymoose: just curious and too lazy to poll my friend google, but has anyone created something to harvest wind energy in a car? more »
    Gann: This is so simple and elegant it's amazing it took this long for someone to think of it. more »
    Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: So what happens if this thing shorts out and starts delivering electric shocks to the driver every time a bump is hit? more »
    Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: Yeah, great. As if cities need yet another excuse to not repair the car swallowing potholes as it is. more »
  • #cars

    MIT Shock Absorbers Harness Speed Bump Energy For Better Fuel Economy

    A team of undergraduate students at MIT have developed a shock absorber that actually generates electricity from bumps in the road. This results in up to a 10 percent improvement in overall vehicle fuel efficiency. More »