Walk
Feb 13 2008, Vikas

Yes, to charge your cell phone just take a walk, scientist has designed a mechanism that yields energy from the movement of the knees while walking. The persons put on the devices on their legs while on a leisurely walk and noticed that the five watts of...

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Warmly dressed against the cold, Stan Brod takes his morning walk past the overlook at Alms Park, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008, in Cincinnati.