Solar Jacket Charges Gadgets on the Run
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Heavy users of mobile phones, iPods and other portable devices may want to try on a new coat lined with solar modules and a battery to charge their gadgets on the fly.
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Investor's Business Daily - A jacket designed with global positioning satellite equipment is gaining popularity among worried parents in Britain, the Guardian reported. Clothing maker Blade Runner, which specializes in equipping police and security services, introduced the jacket, which includes a small GPS transmitter. Parents can track the location of their kids to within a 4 meter area via the Internet or their mobile phones. The jacket, which costs $510 and requires customers pay a monthly satellite service charge of $20, also is available with an optional Kevlar lining.
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We don't need no stinking grid--at least not all the time. These devices use the elements to charge your laptop, cell phone, and music player.
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Some families are trying to save money and the planet, with energy from backyard turbines.
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According to an article in this month's Science Journal, researchers at Simon Frasier University in British Columbia have developed a new technology to generate electricity from the natural motion of walking. Assistant professor of kinesiology Max Donelan and other team members say their biomechanical energy harvester promises to revolutionize the way people charge the batteries that power all sorts of mobile devices, like laptops, cell phones, and emergency rescue gear.
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By Sadie Gray  Plugs and cables could become obsolete after scientists devised a way of recharging electrical devices ranging from laptop computers to lights from a distance.
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Can you sip solar energy to juice your electronics? Yes, for smaller gadgets and batteries, but laptops are trickier.
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U.S. scientists have developed a  microfiber fabric that generates its own electricity, making  enough current to recharge a cell phone or ensure that a small  MP3 music player never runs out of power.
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Electronic devices that generate their own power can play a major role in the battle against climate change.
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I logged hundreds of miles on runs this summer, carrying up to four gadgets simultaneously for tracking speed and distance. All in the name of giving each product a fair test, I endured endless ridicule from fellow runners who wondered about all the straps around my arms and the devices stuffed into my pockets.
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SDE BOKER, Israel  - Reflective dishes may be the answer to make solar energy competitive with conventional sources of power, Israeli scientists say.
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Researchers at Simon Frasier University in British Columbia have developed technology that generates electricity from the natural motion of walking. In an article published in the journal Science this month, Max Donelan, an assistant professor of kinesiology, and other team members say their biomechanical energy harvester promises to revolutionize the way people charge the batteries that power all sorts of mobile gear.
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The $39.95 device  can top off your iPod or iPhone's battery either from an AC outlet or from your car's cigarette lighter/accessory jack.
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Solar installers look to sunny Colorado for new projects.
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Ultracapacitors will prevent the need for jump starts in chilly weather. In Autopia.
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US researchers have created a nano-fiber textile that harvests energy from movement, paving the way for clothing that could one day power an iPod or other wearable electronic devices, according to a study published Wednesday.
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As the summer swelters on, skyscrapers and apartments around the city will crank up air conditioners and push the city's power grid to the limit &#151; but some have found a cool alternative.