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Re:With a simple piece of paper, engineers create self-power... by Aardwolf on Sunday September 06, 2020 @06:30PM (#24395156)
Imagine if this were not a piece of paper, but a mechanical keyboard where the clicky action of the keys generates enough energy for the self powered wirelessness!
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Re:With a simple piece of paper, engineers create self-power... by jrockway on Sunday September 06, 2020 @07:41PM (#24395559)
That exists... sort of: https://www.philips-hue.com/en-us/p/hue-tap-switch/046677473...
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Re:With a simple piece of paper, engineers create self-power... by andylynch on Monday September 07, 2020 @04:06AM (#24397550)
That would be excellent. I’m very impressed they managed to make this friction powered - doing some with a mechanical keyboard should be somewhat easier? Sounds like a fun project but somewhat beyond my ability.
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Re:With a simple piece of paper, engineers create self-power... by Shared404 on Sunday September 06, 2020 @11:41PM (#24396447)
That's actually quite an interesting idea. I would imagine that it wouldn't be any harder to implement then the paper in the article.
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