Piezoelectricity

7 Game-Changing Green Advancements You Should Know About

Posted 11.26.2011

As temperatures rise and populations get larger, it's clear that breakthroughs in green technology hold the key to the survival of Earth and all the s...

9 Wacky & Wild Ideas For Alternative Energy (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Huffington Post | Travis Walter Donovan | Posted 05.25.2011

Of course, you know about wind farms and solar power, right? But did you know that we can generate electricity from our human sewage waste? How abou...

Sustainable Dance Floor at the Olympics

Alixandra Gould | Posted 05.25.2011

Alixandra Gould

In a tented venue in downtown Vancouver, BC Hydro's dance floor captures dancers' energy and turns it into electricity. After less than a week, it has generated enough energy to power 80 houses for a day.

Piezoelectricity: Would Highway Power Be Stealing From Drivers?

EcoGeek and Treehugger | Yoni Levinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Israeli company Innowattech is currently developing technology to harness some of the most bountiful manmade kinetic energy out there - the movement o...