Brace yourself

 

 

Did you know that researchers have created a device that looks like a knee brace and which has the power to convert the energy from a walking person’s moving leg into electricity! Researchers say that just one of these braces on each leg would have the potential to generate around five watts of electricity without the wearer having to exert himself. This is more than enough power to run 10 cell phones at the same time, and twice the power needed to run low energy consuming computers, especially useful in developing countries. This portable energy source has the potential to finally free the common man from the tyranny of replacing batteries and hunting for a power source to recharge their appliances.