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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Scientists to bring piezoelectrics and rubber together to form flexible, wearable energy harvester]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</guid><description><![CDATA[The porn industry gone green, now producing renewable energy!  Fancy.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[DepMcL]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 2nd 2010 1:51AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Scientists to bring piezoelectrics and rubber together to form flexible, wearable energy harvester]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</guid><description><![CDATA[@DepMcL <br>Just another reason to tell the wife why we shouldn't call it off every other night...let the daily---correction, nightly fun begin!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[abedinthehouse]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 2nd 2010 3:08AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Scientists to bring piezoelectrics and rubber together to form flexible, wearable energy harvester]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</guid><description><![CDATA[@DepMcL<br>LOL ... thanks]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[FitFan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 2nd 2010 3:38AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Scientists to bring piezoelectrics and rubber together to form flexible, wearable energy harvester]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</guid><description><![CDATA[@DepMcL <br><br>Condoms powering vibrators?!?!  It's madness, I tell you, MADNESS!!!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dante of the Inferno]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 2nd 2010 3:46AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Scientists to bring piezoelectrics and rubber together to form flexible, wearable energy harvester]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</guid><description><![CDATA[@abedinthehouse  <br><br>How is 1.5 minutes of energy collection going to help the world?  :p]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 2nd 2010 9:38AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Scientists to bring piezoelectrics and rubber together to form flexible, wearable energy harvester]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</guid><description><![CDATA["Babe, let's do it right now."<br>"What...like, right here in the kitchen?"<br>"Yeah. I'm feelin' frisky...and, uh...OK, fine, my phone's almost dead."]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shunnabunich]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 2nd 2010 1:27PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Scientists to bring piezoelectrics and rubber together to form flexible, wearable energy harvester]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</guid><description><![CDATA[does this kinda freak anyone else out or is it just me?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[kojo87]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 2nd 2010 1:56AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Scientists to bring piezoelectrics and rubber together to form flexible, wearable energy harvester]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</guid><description><![CDATA[Have you noticed the bending within car tires? At least that's where i see this thing being used...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tern]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 2nd 2010 1:58AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Scientists to bring piezoelectrics and rubber together to form flexible, wearable energy harvester]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</guid><description><![CDATA[@Tern Its still stealing energy away from the car. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[B3astofthe3ast]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 2nd 2010 2:01AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Scientists to bring piezoelectrics and rubber together to form flexible, wearable energy harvester]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</guid><description><![CDATA[@B3astofthe3ast  <br>The tires steal energy anyway...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Noswal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 2nd 2010 2:44AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Scientists to bring piezoelectrics and rubber together to form flexible, wearable energy harvester]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</guid><description><![CDATA[@Seph  It adds weight to the car, meaning the car has to use more energy to move along than it would give to these things. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[B3astofthe3ast]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 2nd 2010 3:09AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Scientists to bring piezoelectrics and rubber together to form flexible, wearable energy harvester]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</guid><description><![CDATA[@B3astofthe3ast  I would say that the weight and resistance is minimal, but that's just me]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tern]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 2nd 2010 6:36AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Scientists to bring piezoelectrics and rubber together to form flexible, wearable energy harvester]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</guid><description><![CDATA[Replace the current piezoelectrics under my Storm 2 screen with this and charge my Storm 3 as I type. Please.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[bighap]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 2nd 2010 1:58AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Scientists to bring piezoelectrics and rubber together to form flexible, wearable energy harvester]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</guid><description><![CDATA[The power source for Wii controller 2.0]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[HawtDawg]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 2nd 2010 2:12AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Scientists to bring piezoelectrics and rubber together to form flexible, wearable energy harvester]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</guid><description><![CDATA[I think the first use of this will be a pair of running shorts with a built in iPod charger. Lol.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[nate2g0559]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 2nd 2010 2:47AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Scientists to bring piezoelectrics and rubber together to form flexible, wearable energy harvester]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</guid><description><![CDATA[@nate2g0559 A second power source in my shorts?  That sounds dangerous.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[FitFan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 2nd 2010 3:40AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Scientists to bring piezoelectrics and rubber together to form flexible, wearable energy harvester]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</guid><description><![CDATA[How about this; tall skyscrapers sway somewhat due to wind, which causes huge stresses and strains on their skeleton. This energy is probably lost as heat. Strategically placing these peizo-electric materials on the major stress points could contribute to powering the building.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Xyned]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 2nd 2010 4:08AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Scientists to bring piezoelectrics and rubber together to form flexible, wearable energy harvester]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</guid><description><![CDATA["Piezoelectrics are nothing new -- though most applications, they've proven to be far more theoretically useful than practical."<br><br>That is grossly incorrect. The most prominent example would be the quartz crystals every modern computer relies on the keep bits in sync and simply to keep the time. There are all sorts of other things like pressure sensor, microphones, and of course those annoying tinny sounding speakers found in small devices. Piezoelectrics are actauly crucial to almost all modern electronics.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 2nd 2010 4:24AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Scientists to bring piezoelectrics and rubber together to form flexible, wearable energy harvester]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</guid><description><![CDATA[@CafeLogic Thank You! I was going to write this as well.<br>This statement is absurd. Even the computer, the author write this post with would not work with an oscillator crystal as the time base.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[atomfried]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 2nd 2010 8:49AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Scientists to bring piezoelectrics and rubber together to form flexible, wearable energy harvester]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</guid><description><![CDATA[@CafeLogic Thanks. Exactly what I was thinking. Piezoelectrics are for more ubiquitous than sexy today.<br><br>And PZT is not really new, but rather their process for putting it on a flexible material is new. Back in my previous life, I worked for Dr. Richard Riman at Rutgers. His team  and others were doing PZT research 15+ years ago.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[davidbowser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 9th 2010 1:22PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Scientists to bring piezoelectrics and rubber together to form flexible, wearable energy harvester]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</guid><description><![CDATA[When can I buy this and wear it around my testicles?<br><br>The rubbing of my testes would practically Pre-charge my Palm.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[godsAngryTesticles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 2nd 2010 5:29AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Scientists to bring piezoelectrics and rubber together to form flexible, wearable energy harvester]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ooo yeaa, I'll enjoy doing push ups and throwing light bolts out of my ass, at the same time. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Smok]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 2nd 2010 8:38AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Scientists to bring piezoelectrics and rubber together to form flexible, wearable energy harvester]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</guid><description><![CDATA[This could be the answer to kids atrophying on the couch with games.  Take the AC away and force them to go out and play in their special rubber clothes in order to run charge batteries for the xbox and the tv.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[anderlan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 2nd 2010 2:57PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Scientists to bring piezoelectrics and rubber together to form flexible, wearable energy harvester]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</guid><description><![CDATA[Seriously looking forward to this. What's the one thing holding back mobile technology? No, it's not lack of multitasking, because we all know that multitasking doesn't actually exist. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[tompccs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 2nd 2010 3:28PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Scientists to bring piezoelectrics and rubber together to form flexible, wearable energy harvester]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</guid><description><![CDATA[Surely the most useful use of energy harvesting of this kind would be medical. For example integrate them into pacemakers. Low energy consumption device, currently people with a pacemaker would have to have repeat surgery to replace batteries, (admittedly after tens of years), so if this technology can reduce the amount of intrusive surgery on any patient then its an amazing piece of technology.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[PurkyaPaP]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 2nd 2010 3:59PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Scientists to bring piezoelectrics and rubber together to form flexible, wearable energy harvester]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</guid><description><![CDATA[PZT is just Pb (Lead) Zr (Zirconium) T (Titananium(ate))]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sogeking]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 2nd 2010 8:42PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Scientists to bring piezoelectrics and rubber together to form flexible, wearable energy harvester]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/scientists-to-bring-piezoelectrics-and-rubber-together-to-form-f/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why don't they make a skintight suit with this and use itto power the exoskeleton thing thats being worked on? They do t say what the poweroutput is I don't think so idk if it gives off enough to run it]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Debgorah]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 3rd 2010 7:07AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
