Nokia is developing a phone that harvests its own energy through a combination of kinetic and piezoelectric technologies.

The EnHANTs (Energy Harvesting Active Networked Tags) project is one of three winners from the Vodafone Americas Foundation Wireless Innovation Project.

Researchers at MIT have been working to develop methods for harnessing energy from natural, passive processes.

Exploring the use of a thin touchscreen based on emerging graphene technology, designer Kim Hyun Joong has developed a concept for printable video clips.

A promising new piezoelectric material, 100 times more efficient than quartz is being developed at Princeton University.

The Swing Your Energy Charger is a concept mobile battery by designers Song Teaho & Hyejin Lee.

Would a kinetic powered MP3 Player encourage you to run that extra mile?

Thanks to Laurence Kemball-Cook, director of Pavegen Systems Ltd., energy generating pavement is now a possibility.