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Apr 10 2012 12:21AM GMT
Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Green computing
Overheard talking about ambient energy scavenging
Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Green computing
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“It happens all the time; you forget your cell phone charger at home, and your smartphone battery runs out after hours of email and Angry Birds. But what if you could recharge your cell phone using power you’ve generated simply by walking?” – Harry Kolar |
Today’s WhatIs.com Word of the Day is ambient energy scavenging. Ambient energy scavenging, also called energy harvesting or power harvesting, is the process of obtaining usable energy from natural and human-made sources that surround us in the everyday environment.
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