Comments on: New Micro-Machine Harvests Energy from Vibrations

By: JJ

JJ — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:07:29 +0000

Of course they are great for extracting uWs of power from vibrations to power remote sensors, and that is all they are good for, and most people will never see them.

However “the world is full of vibrating surfaces that could yield a rich trove of clean, sustainable energy” is utter poppycock. If there is a shaking machine to extract energy from, there is almost certainly an AC outlet there too.

Trying to extract a “rich trove of clean” energy from moving vehicles on a highway surface will add resistance to those vehicles if any noticeable power were extracted. Vehicles would waste more power overcoming that extra resistance than was gained from the device.

By: JJ

JJ — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:07:00 +0000

Of course they are great for extracting uWs of power from vibrations to power remote sensors, and that is all they are good for, and most people will never see them.

By: JJ

JJ — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:07:00 +0000

Of course they are great for extracting uWs of power from vibrations to power remote sensors, and that is all they are good for, and most people will never see them.

By: brian

brian — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:15:59 +0000

I envisioned such a system which I named Harmonic Convergence System utilizing solar light focused through fiber optics radiating onto a bi-colored spinner creating sound vibrations in the early 1990s. It is good to see realization coming

By: brian

brian — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:15:00 +0000

By: brian

brian — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:15:00 +0000

By: brian

brian — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:15:00 +0000

By: e cig

e cig — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:29:59 +0000

This is such an interesting concept I absolutely love it!

By: e cig

e cig — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:29:00 +0000

This is such an interesting concept I absolutely love it!