The Human-Powered Home book events have been finalized. Catch the presentation and see demonstrations of human-powered devices in a city near you.
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San Francisco Chronicle Article on David Butcher
August 23, 2008 – 3:06 pm
David Butcher, one of the inventors featured in The Human-Powered Home, is the subject of an article in today’s San Francisco Chronicle.
Human-Powered Dance Floor
August 8, 2008 – 8:14 pm
A London entertainment writer tries out a human-powered dance floor at the city’s new eco-friendly disco, Surya.
Armband Mobile Phone Charger
June 24, 2008 – 9:22 am
Orange, a mobile and broadband services provider, announces its armband mobile phone charger. The charger, which debuted at the 2008 Glastonbury music festival, provides current to a phone in response to the wearer’s movement.
Nanowires Generate Current in Clothing
February 14, 2008 – 9:25 am
Professor Zhong L. Wang, who leads a team of researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology, publishes a paper in the February 14 issue of Nature which describes how nanowires can be woven into fabric–as part of a shirt, for instance–that generates current as the wearer moves.