Eco Factor: Concept charger harnesses kinetic energy for electricity.
With billions of people in developing and under-developed nations still in need of a few watts to illuminate their homes, designers all over the world have started developing machines that are small, cheap and could generate electricity with a minimum of fuss. Katarzyna Bazylczyk is one such inventor who has tried to solve the energy problems of people living in the rural areas of Africa, with a product she calls the RollStick.
The concept is based on the use of an aluminum stick with a wheel at its base. The product has been created as a toy and wants children of these rural areas to play with it by making the wheel roll as they run with the RollStick. The wheel carries a dynamo that converts the kinetic energy of rotation into electricity. A set of LEDs lets the user know the amount of charge present in the batteries. Once fully charged, the wheel can be separated from the stick and used to power a few bulbs or to charge a wide variety of devices.
Via: KatarzynaBazylczyk
