Collecting energy from various small mechanical processes has always been something that’s been technically possible, but never done on a large scale due to issues with cost and scalability. It’s much ...

Nanotechnology researchers have made novel carbon nanotube yarns that convert mechanical movement into electricity more effectively than other material-based energy harvesters. Nanotechnology ...

Solar-powered keyboards exist and have for a long while—I've been using one from Logitech for several years now as a travel companion, because I'm not all that fond of pecking away on a laptop ...

Lenovo has a new proof-of-concept mouse and keyboard that can harvest mechanical energy to remove the need for external power. At first glance, they appear to be a standard mouse and keyboard set ...