Most of us played with Silly Putty as kids, but this magnetic putty blows the boring, comics-copying goo out of the water. Under regular circumstances it’s squishy and pliable and just like any other putty, really, but once you introduce a magnetic fiel

For people who can’t bear to be without their mobile gadgets, finding some kind of reliable away-from-home charger is a must. But do you go for the car charger, a solar charger, or one of those fancy kinetic energy chargers? The ReadyMadecharger from Feni

In areas of the world where there is no grid to deliver electricity, homes are often lit by kerosene lamps. The smoke from those lamps is incredibly dangerous, as are the flames themselves: millions of people every year suffer severe burns and property lo

Pavegen is looking at a number of settings for their technology. The kinetic energy paths would be most useful in locations that already see significant foot traffic, such as inside malls or schools. Offices or transport hubs would also be ideal locatio