Digital Communications

You can charge this device with the slightest movement of your fingers

A woman takes a photo as U.S. President Barack Obama holds an event aimed at increasing transparency about women's pay during an event at the White House in Washington April 8, 2014. Obama signed two executive actions, part of a continuing effort by the administration to ensure women are paid equally to their male counterparts for similar work.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque  (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

By wearing a portable device we could charge our smartphones by generating power through friction. Image: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)

Dom Galeon
Writer, Futurism
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