The blue glow in the sole of this shoe shows a chemical reaction at work.
Credit: H. T. Baytekin and B. Baytekin
23 comments:
Sinclaire
said...
This is really interesting! This could be the new most efficient energy source if more people knew about it! Then we could stop hurting our environment by burning fossil fuels and just bend plastic. It sounds really easy, since all it needs to make it react is a half-hour of walking on it. However, I also think that people should be more aware of the dangers to your body from plastic implants that can bend or stretch. This can be dangerous, but it could also be a great source of energy. This was a great article!
It really is a way to get energy from an unexpected source—free radicals. Of course, this will require a lot more research because of the potential health risks, like damaged cells and health problems.
I wonder why they put plastic stuff inside of people when stretching them releases free radicals, maybe the didn't know... OR DIDN'T CARE! /\ /\ /\ /\ | | | | Phrase of doom
Wow! Shoes generating electricity! It is interesting that the free radicals react with the water to create hydrogen peroxide. I can't believe that if some machines ran on this, they wouldn't need battery. I also agree with Sergio, though, that plastic is made out of oil. But if they could find some way to not make plastic out of oil or any other fossil fuel. They definitely need to refine this idea so it is not so dangerous so when the plastic implants stretch it is not so dangerous and do such harmful things to your body.
This is a really awesome article. The glow encourages people to walk more which is really nice. I agree with Sinclaire that we could use this technique to help our planet. The bad thing about this energy source is that if it is in the body it can damage cells and lead to health problems. Scientists have to figure out a way to keep it safe from our bodies before we start to use it.
This is very intriguing! The idea of generating energy from free radicals gave me an idea; maybe someone could invent an iPod that ran off of that kind of energy? So when you go out for a walk, you just plug your iPod into your shoe! On a side note, I agree with what Sergio said; plastic is made out of oil, so it wouldn't completely stop our need for fossil fuels.
This was very interesting! I would totally wear that sneaker. I agree with Sinclaire about how we could use this as a new efficient energy source instead of fossil fuels. I also think that it is really cool that it glows. In all I think this was a very cool and different idea.
I can't believe that they made an energy efficient shoe. That just sounds really weird. What I don't understand is how the energy would be harvested as stated in some other peoples comments. A reaction is created, but how could you plug something into your shoe without damaging it. Also, this would probably not be a very efficient way to produce energy. You would have to find some way to twist it along with collecting the energy it generates. Also, won't this shoe break down after a while? I mean, the chemicals that it uses won't last forever. That doesn't make it a very good shoe because you won't get your moneys worth! I'm betting that the chemicals that it uses can be very expensive, so you would pay a lot for something that doesn't last very long. If i was the company that created this shoe, I wouldn't release it as one of my products.
That was so cool! I would definitely wear that shoe, but only if it came in like a green or purple instead of orange. Anyway, this is really good for our environment although it wouldn't completely stop the use of fossil fuels. More people should definitely know about this, we can stop hurting the environment so much one step at a time! :)
This is very interesting! Wow! Squeeze power is a weird name but its true. Potential health risks like damage cells and health problems could happen because of free radicals? I had no idea. I want to send this to my mom its so cool.
I think this shoe is very cool! I agree with Ryan that I would wear the sneaker! This would mostly be very good for the environment and the things around us. People should be better to the earth and this seems like a nice step in that direction.
Sergio, I agree that it wouldn't completely stop our need for oil, but we use so much less percent of oil for plastic it would be great if we just used the plastic. Maybe while you're watching t.v. or watching something, we could all just squeeze plastic and have it connected to the t.v. or an electrical device and you could give it a little energy yourself. My house is mostly on solar power, but we are still using a little bit of outside electricity, so it would be great if we could be completely on renewable energy. I agree that these ideas would take a long time to develop, but if we can do it, then it's probably worth it!
I wonder why scientists haven't found this source of energy a long time ago. However, the fact that this source of energy would produce very little electricity isn't a good sign. How much more plastic are they going to need before the electricity can actually do something useful? And how much oil is going to be needed to make that plastic? Although this is a great discovery, I doubt it will change many things until we can create a lot more energy for the same amount of plastic.
I think that it is really cool that plastic generates energy. However, it doesn't make a difference if we can't harness it in our everyday life. It's like having unlimited chocolate bars on Pluto. Maybe one day we'll be able to get to Pluto and get our chocolate bars. Maybe one day we will be able to harness the energy, but not today. Maybe one day we'll be able to go to Pluto and eat unlimited chocolate bars.
I think getting energy from plastic is a great idea, but there could be some flaws. Would you be able to get unlimited energy from the plastic, or does it only have a little bit of energy that it can give off. Also, what would we do with it when we were done. I think it is a very good Idea.
I like chocolate bars, without nuts, can they have carmel?
I think this article was very interesting. If you can harness this energy, you can use it in small everyday devices. Not like a plasma screen T.V., but like a chocolate scented calculator...
I like chocolate, but not math, I feel very conflicted.
However, you would have to push the buttons over and over again, until it was powered up to work. You could also have a vending machine powered by a treadmill. You workout for half an hour, and it rewards you with a chocolate bar...
I think this is really cool. It's always good when scientists find ways to create energy without huge machines that are not portable. It would be much more convenient if we could walk around in shoes that generated energy.
I bet using plastic to get energy is going to be a popular way of getting energy. There might be something that will change the results of getting energy. Plastic may not be very reliable for expressing energy. I hope that we can find more ways to get energy.
That is very interesting. Energy from stepping could be used, now that I think about it, to power a pedometer. "The Battery Efficient Pedometer: Get yours in 20 years!"
23 comments:
This is really interesting! This could be the new most efficient energy source if more people knew about it! Then we could stop hurting our environment by burning fossil fuels and just bend plastic. It sounds really easy, since all it needs to make it react is a half-hour of walking on it. However, I also think that people should be more aware of the dangers to your body from plastic implants that can bend or stretch. This can be dangerous, but it could also be a great source of energy. This was a great article!
It really is a way to get energy from an unexpected source—free radicals. Of course, this will require a lot more research because of the potential health risks, like damaged cells and health problems.
Actually, stretching plastic for electricity won't stop our dependance on fossil fuels since plastics are made out of oil.
I wonder why they put plastic stuff inside of people when stretching them releases free radicals, maybe the didn't know...
OR DIDN'T CARE!
/\ /\ /\ /\
| | | |
Phrase of doom
Wow! Shoes generating electricity! It is interesting that the free radicals react with the water to create hydrogen peroxide. I can't believe that if some machines ran on this, they wouldn't need battery. I also agree with Sergio, though, that plastic is made out of oil. But if they could find some way to not make plastic out of oil or any other fossil fuel. They definitely need to refine this idea so it is not so dangerous so when the plastic implants stretch it is not so dangerous and do such harmful things to your body.
This is a really awesome article. The glow encourages people to walk more which is really nice. I agree with Sinclaire that we could use this technique to help our planet. The bad thing about this energy source is that if it is in the body it can damage cells and lead to health problems. Scientists have to figure out a way to keep it safe from our bodies before we start to use it.
This is very intriguing! The idea of generating energy from free radicals gave me an idea; maybe someone could invent an iPod that ran off of that kind of energy? So when you go out for a walk, you just plug your iPod into your shoe! On a side note, I agree with what Sergio said; plastic is made out of oil, so it wouldn't completely stop our need for fossil fuels.
This was very interesting! I would totally wear that sneaker. I agree with Sinclaire about how we could use this as a new efficient energy source instead of fossil fuels. I also think that it is really cool that it glows. In all I think this was a very cool and different idea.
I can't believe that they made an energy efficient shoe. That just sounds really weird. What I don't understand is how the energy would be harvested as stated in some other peoples comments. A reaction is created, but how could you plug something into your shoe without damaging it. Also, this would probably not be a very efficient way to produce energy. You would have to find some way to twist it along with collecting the energy it generates. Also, won't this shoe break down after a while? I mean, the chemicals that it uses won't last forever. That doesn't make it a very good shoe because you won't get your moneys worth! I'm betting that the chemicals that it uses can be very expensive, so you would pay a lot for something that doesn't last very long. If i was the company that created this shoe, I wouldn't release it as one of my products.
That was so cool! I would definitely wear that shoe, but only if it came in like a green or purple instead of orange. Anyway, this is really good for our environment although it wouldn't completely stop the use of fossil fuels. More people should definitely know about this, we can stop hurting the environment so much one step at a time! :)
I think that I will get one pair of those shoes and attach empty batteries to them to charge so then I can drive my electric truck for FREE!!!!!
This is very interesting! Wow! Squeeze power is a weird name but its true. Potential health risks like damage cells and health problems could happen because of free radicals? I had no idea. I want to send this to my mom its so cool.
For some reason, the link didn't work for me. It brought me to some video about some robot bee made by Harvard. Weird stuff goes on at Harvard...
I think this shoe is very cool! I agree with Ryan that I would wear the sneaker! This would mostly be very good for the environment and the things around us. People should be better to the earth and this seems like a nice step in that direction.
Sergio, I agree that it wouldn't completely stop our need for oil, but we use so much less percent of oil for plastic it would be great if we just used the plastic. Maybe while you're watching t.v. or watching something, we could all just squeeze plastic and have it connected to the t.v. or an electrical device and you could give it a little energy yourself. My house is mostly on solar power, but we are still using a little bit of outside electricity, so it would be great if we could be completely on renewable energy. I agree that these ideas would take a long time to develop, but if we can do it, then it's probably worth it!
I wonder why scientists haven't found this source of energy a long time ago. However, the fact that this source of energy would produce very little electricity isn't a good sign. How much more plastic are they going to need before the electricity can actually do something useful? And how much oil is going to be needed to make that plastic? Although this is a great discovery, I doubt it will change many things until we can create a lot more energy for the same amount of plastic.
I think that it is really cool that plastic generates energy. However, it doesn't make a difference if we can't harness it in our everyday life. It's like having unlimited chocolate bars on Pluto. Maybe one day we'll be able to get to Pluto and get our chocolate bars. Maybe one day we will be able to harness the energy, but not today. Maybe one day we'll be able to go to Pluto and eat unlimited chocolate bars.
I think getting energy from plastic is a great idea, but there could be some flaws. Would you be able to get unlimited energy from the plastic, or does it only have a little bit of energy that it can give off. Also, what would we do with it when we were done. I think it is a very good Idea.
I like chocolate bars, without nuts, can they have carmel?
I think this article was very interesting. If you can harness this energy, you can use it in small everyday devices. Not like a plasma screen T.V., but like a chocolate scented calculator...
I like chocolate, but not math, I feel very conflicted.
However, you would have to push the buttons over and over again, until it was powered up to work. You could also have a vending machine powered by a treadmill. You workout for half an hour, and it rewards you with a chocolate bar...
I like chocolate bars.
I think this is really cool. It's always good when scientists find ways to create energy without huge machines that are not portable. It would be much more convenient if we could walk around in shoes that generated energy.
I bet using plastic to get energy is going to be a popular way of getting energy. There might be something that will change the results of getting energy. Plastic may not be very reliable for expressing energy. I hope that we can find more ways to get energy.
I can not believe that this was made from water and a chemical that glows. This could be a great source of energy. This can be dangerous though.
That is very interesting. Energy from stepping could be used, now that I think about it, to power a pedometer. "The Battery Efficient Pedometer: Get yours in 20 years!"
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