It’s estimated that in the US alone there’s over 140,000 miles of train tracks criss-crossing the country. So a team of researchers from New York’s Stony Brook University have developed a simple railside generator that’s able to convert the vibrations from a passing train into usable electricity. More »
Your average e-bike is just a regular bicycle fitted with an electric motor. When the battery dies, you can just revert to pedalling so you’re not stranded. The new Footloose from Mando, however, takes a different approach. There’s still a set of pedals, but they’re used to power an alternator which generates electricity keeping the motor running. It’s like the bicycle equivalent of the Chevy Volt. More »
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