Apr
16
How Many Knee Braces Does It Take To Power Your Cell Phone?
Posted by admin under Fitness
So do knee braces have use beyond protecting your knees? You bet they do! How about using them as a power source! You had better believe it.
Whilst the use of knee braces have long been used to either support or prevent damage to the ligaments of American Pro footballers, recent scientific developments have highlighted a much more intriguing use: the knee brace harnessing the kinetic energy of the knee movement and storing it. Boffins from the University of Pittsburgh and the Simon Fraser University in Canada have found a way to harness 30 minutes cell phone time from 1 minute’s walking. Keep that up and The Pittsburgh Steelers could power their own floodlights during matches!