DANCING
Club Watt in Rotterdam uses floor vibrations–generated by people walking and dancing–to power its light system.
BODY HEAT
The Mall of America in Minneapolis has long relied on human visitors to help warm its corridors, and now London and Paris are piping heat from crowded subway stations into nearby homes.
JELLYFISH
Scientists in Sweden have harnessed a protein from the glow-in-the-dark Aequorea victoria jellyfish to create miniature fuel cells for electronics and more.
HUMAN WASTE
Scientists at the University of California at Irvine developed a method for deriving hydrogen from processed sewage, which has been used to power fuel cells for cars.
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