Turbulent top-up

You speed along in your open-top EV, the wind rushing through your hair – and through an array of microscopic generators embedded in the windscreen. Measuring no more than 200 microns across, the 40 volt devices use piezoelectric polymers to harness the turbulence of travel. Made with weather-resistant materials, they can power your GPS or charge your phone. - Anna Simpson

This article is part of a series of Weak signals from the future

Forum for the Future’s new blog tracks weak signals from the future: www.forumforthefuture.org/futures/weak-signals

20 January 2010

Anna Simpson