Indian Students Design $22 Solar and Wind Powered Bike Helmet
Posted By Yuka Yoneda On May 19, 2010 @ 10:08 am In Accessories and Fashion,Design for Health,green gadgets,Renewable Energy,Solar Power,Sustainable Design Organizations,Wind Power | 6 Comments
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Wish your morning bike commute could charge up your cell phone on the way to work? Well, two enterprising engineering students from the Nirma University [5] of Ahmedabad, India have designed a handy wind [6] and solar powered [7] bike helmet that lets the user do just that. Pragnesh Dudhaiya and Aalok Bhatt put together the useful new headgear, which is capable of charging a cell phone [8] using energy generated from a 40-minute ride – and they did it in just 3 days!
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Not only does the helmet provide clean power to juice up electronics [10], Pragnesh and Aslok also hope it will encourage more bikers to protect themselves by wearing it. The design still needs a lot of work (hey, they only worked on it for 3 days so far!) but the pair wants to file a patent on their design soon. They plan to sell it for around $22, which is incredibly affordable for both safety and utility!
Via CNET Crave [11]
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[5] Nirma University: http://www.nirmauni.ac.in/
[6] wind: http://www.inhabitat.com/energy/wind
[7] solar powered: http://www.inhabitat.com/solar-power
[8] capable of charging a cell phone: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/05/students-invent-wind-and-solar-powered-bike-helmet.php
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[10] clean power to juice up electronics: http://inhabitat.com/2007/08/26/reware-solar-backpacks/
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