mikehudack: abcsoupdot: Mini Generators Use Vibrations from Traffic, Movement to Create Electricity - Inhabitat Talk about good vibrations. Researchers at the University of Michigan are developing tiny generators that harvest the kinetic energy going on around us on a daily basis. The Parametric Frequency Increased Generators, or PFIGs, scavenge tiny vibrations created by traffic on streets or bridges, people walking up and down stairs or even machinery operating in factories. The teensy power providers could eventually provide electricity for devices like watches, pacemakers and wireless sensors that monitor infrastructure. We live in the future.

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Mini Generators Use Vibrations from Traffic, Movement to Create Electricity - Inhabitat

Talk about good vibrations. Researchers at the University of Michigan are developing tiny generators that harvest the kinetic energy going on around us on a daily basis. The Parametric Frequency Increased Generators, or PFIGs, scavenge tiny vibrations created by traffic on streets or bridges, people walking up and down stairs or even machinery operating in factories. The teensy power providers could eventually provide electricity for devices like watches, pacemakers and wireless sensors that monitor infrastructure.

We live in the future.

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  1. enjoybjork reblogged this from eversonpoe and added:
    Go U of M! They’re doing all kinds of crazy research here :)
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  4. glitterbombing reblogged this from abcsoupdot and added:
    Welcome to the future!
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  8. mikehudack reblogged this from abcsoupdot and added:
    We live in the future.
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