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 ...

An international research team has developed mechanical metamaterials with a high elastic energy density. Highly twisted rods that deform helically provide these metamaterials with a high stiffness ...

The number of ways to harvest energy that would otherwise go unused and wasted is extraordinary. To cite a few of the many examples, there’s the heat given off during almost any physical or electronic ...

Lenovo is showing off a concept wireless keyboard & mouse set at CES 2024 that never needs to be plugged in to charge. That’s because the Mechanical Energy Harvesting Combo system “uses mechanical ...

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 ...

Co-edited by Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) faculty Margaret Bailey, Ph.D., P.E., Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Laura Shackelford, Ph.D., Professor of English, Women in Mechanical ...

Lenovo’s concept keyboard boasts a slim solar panel for efficient solar energy capture. It also includes a unique circular fidget button that, when rotated for around five minutes, generates enough ...