Hackaday (unofficial) August 9, 2023 9:00pm 3D Print Your Own Seiko-Style “Magic Lever” Energy Harvester #greenhacks #energyharvesting #magiclever #mechanicalenergy #ratchet #seiko #selfwinding #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 3D Print Your Own Seiko-Style “Magic Lever” Energy Harvester Back in 1956, Seiko created their “magic lever” as an integral part of self-winding mechanical watches, which were essentially mechanical energy harvesters. The magic lever is a type of…
Hackaday (unofficial) July 30, 2023 3:00pm Harvesting Mechanical Energy from Falling Rain #greenhacks #energy #generator #harvesting #mechanicalenergy #power #rain #rainpanel #triboelectric #hackaday posted by pod_feeder_v2 Harvesting Mechanical Energy From Falling Rain Collecting energy from various small mechanical processes has always been something that’s been technically possible, but never done on a large scale due to issues with cost and scalability. …