Comments on: MIT Undergrads Develop Energy-Generating Shock Absorbers http://gas2.org/2009/02/14/mit-undergrads-develop-energy-generating-shock-absorbers/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Thu, 24 May 2012 23:24:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: MIT Undergrads Develop Energy-Generating Shock Absorbers http://gas2.org/2009/02/14/mit-undergrads-develop-energy-generating-shock-absorbers/#comment-8416 MIT Undergrads Develop Energy-Generating Shock Absorbers Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:59:48 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1747#comment-8416 [...] Read more of this story » [...] [...] Read more of this story » [...]

]]> By: Robert M. http://gas2.org/2009/02/14/mit-undergrads-develop-energy-generating-shock-absorbers/#comment-8415 Robert M. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:57:44 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1747#comment-8415 The problem with recovering the energy from shock absorbers has been with changing an erratic movement into a usable form of energy and do it in a limited amount of space. So, if this device can be mass produced at a reasonable price, there are countless applications beyond vehicles. Consider how much energy is wasted by large machines in industry. They use shock absorbers to dampen machine vibrations. There is also great deal of vibration in heavy construction equipment. Its hard to wrap your head around how much energy is lost as vibrations. Think of the energy that could be recovered if they were put the device on the seats of all Golden Corrals. A lot of poundage moves up and down there every day;) An invention such as this could be the foundation for a slew of other inventions and the resulting industries. We just need to find a way to keep them in this country. The problem with recovering the energy from shock absorbers has been with changing an erratic movement into a usable form of energy and do it in a limited amount of space. So, if this device can be mass produced at a reasonable price, there are countless applications beyond vehicles. Consider how much energy is wasted by large machines in industry. They use shock absorbers to dampen machine vibrations. There is also great deal of vibration in heavy construction equipment. Its hard to wrap your head around how much energy is lost as vibrations.

Think of the energy that could be recovered if they were put the device on the seats of all Golden Corrals. A lot of poundage moves up and down there every day;)

An invention such as this could be the foundation for a slew of other inventions and the resulting industries. We just need to find a way to keep them in this country.

]]> By: Robert M. http://gas2.org/2009/02/14/mit-undergrads-develop-energy-generating-shock-absorbers/#comment-30953 Robert M. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:57:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1747#comment-30953 The problem with recovering the energy from shock absorbers has been with changing an erratic movement into a usable form of energy and do it in a limited amount of space. So, if this device can be mass produced at a reasonable price, there are countless applications beyond vehicles. Consider how much energy is wasted by large machines in industry. They use shock absorbers to dampen machine vibrations. There is also great deal of vibration in heavy construction equipment. Its hard to wrap your head around how much energy is lost as vibrations. Think of the energy that could be recovered if they were put the device on the seats of all Golden Corrals. A lot of poundage moves up and down there every day;) An invention such as this could be the foundation for a slew of other inventions and the resulting industries. We just need to find a way to keep them in this country. The problem with recovering the energy from shock absorbers has been with changing an erratic movement into a usable form of energy and do it in a limited amount of space. So, if this device can be mass produced at a reasonable price, there are countless applications beyond vehicles. Consider how much energy is wasted by large machines in industry. They use shock absorbers to dampen machine vibrations. There is also great deal of vibration in heavy construction equipment. Its hard to wrap your head around how much energy is lost as vibrations.

Think of the energy that could be recovered if they were put the device on the seats of all Golden Corrals. A lot of poundage moves up and down there every day;)

An invention such as this could be the foundation for a slew of other inventions and the resulting industries. We just need to find a way to keep them in this country.

]]> By: Robert M. http://gas2.org/2009/02/14/mit-undergrads-develop-energy-generating-shock-absorbers/#comment-30954 Robert M. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:57:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1747#comment-30954 The problem with recovering the energy from shock absorbers has been with changing an erratic movement into a usable form of energy and do it in a limited amount of space. So, if this device can be mass produced at a reasonable price, there are countless applications beyond vehicles. Consider how much energy is wasted by large machines in industry. They use shock absorbers to dampen machine vibrations. There is also great deal of vibration in heavy construction equipment. Its hard to wrap your head around how much energy is lost as vibrations. Think of the energy that could be recovered if they were put the device on the seats of all Golden Corrals. A lot of poundage moves up and down there every day;) An invention such as this could be the foundation for a slew of other inventions and the resulting industries. We just need to find a way to keep them in this country. The problem with recovering the energy from shock absorbers has been with changing an erratic movement into a usable form of energy and do it in a limited amount of space. So, if this device can be mass produced at a reasonable price, there are countless applications beyond vehicles. Consider how much energy is wasted by large machines in industry. They use shock absorbers to dampen machine vibrations. There is also great deal of vibration in heavy construction equipment. Its hard to wrap your head around how much energy is lost as vibrations.

Think of the energy that could be recovered if they were put the device on the seats of all Golden Corrals. A lot of poundage moves up and down there every day;)

An invention such as this could be the foundation for a slew of other inventions and the resulting industries. We just need to find a way to keep them in this country.

]]> By: Maxx http://gas2.org/2009/02/14/mit-undergrads-develop-energy-generating-shock-absorbers/#comment-8414 Maxx Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:50:08 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1747#comment-8414 Do It! Our American roads are so bad we could get 4kw per car. Do It! Our American roads are so bad we could get 4kw per car.

]]> By: Maxx http://gas2.org/2009/02/14/mit-undergrads-develop-energy-generating-shock-absorbers/#comment-30951 Maxx Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:50:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1747#comment-30951 Do It! Our American roads are so bad we could get 4kw per car. Do It! Our American roads are so bad we could get 4kw per car.

]]> By: Maxx http://gas2.org/2009/02/14/mit-undergrads-develop-energy-generating-shock-absorbers/#comment-30952 Maxx Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:50:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1747#comment-30952 Do It! Our American roads are so bad we could get 4kw per car. Do It! Our American roads are so bad we could get 4kw per car.

]]> By: Jo Borras http://gas2.org/2009/02/14/mit-undergrads-develop-energy-generating-shock-absorbers/#comment-8413 Jo Borras Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:41:24 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1747#comment-8413 This is one of those great ideas that has been staring us in the face for years - I even have one of those stupid "shaker" flashlights that uses almost exactly the same mechanism. ARGH!! This is one of those great ideas that has been staring us in the face for years – I even have one of those stupid “shaker” flashlights that uses almost exactly the same mechanism.

ARGH!!

]]> By: Jo Borras http://gas2.org/2009/02/14/mit-undergrads-develop-energy-generating-shock-absorbers/#comment-30949 Jo Borras Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:41:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1747#comment-30949 This is one of those great ideas that has been staring us in the face for years - I even have one of those stupid "shaker" flashlights that uses almost exactly the same mechanism. ARGH!! This is one of those great ideas that has been staring us in the face for years – I even have one of those stupid “shaker” flashlights that uses almost exactly the same mechanism.

ARGH!!

]]> By: Jo Borras http://gas2.org/2009/02/14/mit-undergrads-develop-energy-generating-shock-absorbers/#comment-30950 Jo Borras Mon, 16 Feb 2009 16:41:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=1747#comment-30950 This is one of those great ideas that has been staring us in the face for years - I even have one of those stupid "shaker" flashlights that uses almost exactly the same mechanism. ARGH!! This is one of those great ideas that has been staring us in the face for years – I even have one of those stupid “shaker” flashlights that uses almost exactly the same mechanism.

ARGH!!

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