| Foot-steps Tile Project to Generate electrical energy | 2016-2017 | International Samsuge-Jordan | The Idea:-
The idea is a floor tile that would convert the kinetic energy from a footstep into electricity,” in another words “Every time someone steps on the tile, they generate watts of power.
The energy is stored within batteries, and then used to power lighting when it’s needed. It’s an off-grid power source for cities.
The technology that makes it possible -- the piezoelectric effect -- is more than 130 years old: in 1880, the brothers Jacques and Pierre Curie discovered that placing crystals under pressure produced an electric charge.
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