Energy from Vibrations Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 15 Mar 2016 06:46:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Artificial Trees from OSU Harness Energy from Vibrations https://www.greenoptimistic.com/artificial-trees-energy-vibrations/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/artificial-trees-energy-vibrations/#respond Tue, 15 Mar 2016 06:46:50 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=59579 Artificial trees, inspired by nature, harness the energy of surrounding vibrations- from traffic to earthquakes. Over the recent years we have covered quite a number of nature-inspired technologies that are truly fascinating. Yes, often they seem to be slightly far-fetched, and probably not so feasible and viable, but they are very often inspirational. New technologies should […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/artificial-trees-energy-vibrations/feed/ 0 59579 Cornell Students Harnessing Wind Vibrations to Produce Free Electricity https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cornell-wind-vibrations-electricity-20110209/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cornell-wind-vibrations-electricity-20110209/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:41:11 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=17057 A group of undergraduate students at Cornell University has conceived a device that can harness wind-induced vibrations into electricity through the piezoelectric effect. The Vibro-Wind Research Group is led by Frank Moon, Joseph Ford Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/cornell-wind-vibrations-electricity-20110209/feed/ 1 17057 Micro-Scaled Piezoelectric Device Harvests Electricity from Vibrations https://www.greenoptimistic.com/micro-scaled-piezoelectric-device-harvests-electricity-from-vibrations-20100101/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/micro-scaled-piezoelectric-device-harvests-electricity-from-vibrations-20100101/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:24:33 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=6005 The world we live is full of f vibrating surfaces like train stations, dance floors and highways that that could yield a rich trove of clean, eco-friendly energy. It is called piezoelectric energy, formed by the conversion of mechanical strain into electricity.

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