Shoe Harvester (IMAGE)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Shoe Harvester

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The UW-Madison researchers' startup company, InStep NanoPower, partnered with Vibram to develop a first practical footwear energy harvester. The harvester captures energy produced by humans during walking and converts it into electrical power ready to be utilized by mobile electronic devices. This working prototype uses what the UW-Madison researchers call "energy generation tube" technology, which predates their "bubbler" approach.

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Tom Krupenkin/InStep NanoPower

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