Imagine walking down Fifth Avenue in the heart of Manhattan while the sounds of the city surround you: the cabbie is honking his horn, the store owner is blasting music, and construction workers are carrying on a loud conversation. Now imagine that all of this noise gives your smartphone a battery boost! This scenario could be a reality soon thanks to scientists from Nokia and Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) , who have successfully charged a phone using zinc oxide nanowires that convert sound-caused vibrations into electricity — called the piezoelectric effect. Read the rest of Your Future Smartphone May be Charged by Sound Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: background noise , cell phones , charge , mobile phones , nanowires , Nokia , Queen Mary University of London , recharge , smartphones , sounds , traffic noise , zinc oxide
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Your Future Smartphone May be Charged by Sound
