Some college students have the drive of the Energizer Bunny, and the University of Kansas plans on tapping into them as a power source. KU students returning to campus this fall will find the David A. Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center has retrofitted 15 of its elliptical machines with devices that convert their pedaling into electricity that will help power the building. A typical 30-minute workout produces 50 watts of clean energy, enough to power a laptop computer for an hour, a television for 15 minutes or a compact fluorescent light bulb for 2 ½ hours. Read more at:
http://www.cjonline.com/news/state/2009-07-06/ku_to_harness_sweat_power
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