Vibration batteries may be the future
The technology developed by electronics maker Brother Industries uses a coil, magnet and condenser to charge electricity. The Vibration Energy Cells produce electricity after being vigorously shaken.
Two AA-sized prototypes produce electricity that's enough to charge TV remote controls, the company said.
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France hopes to keep Brussels sweet with new electricity pricing scheme
PARIS - France has unveiled a new electricity pricing mechanism, hoping to defuse months of tension over energy subsidies with Brussels and its neighbors.
The strain has included a Franco-German fight over the reform of the bloc's electricity market, with Germany accusing France of wanting to subsidize its industry via artificially low energy prices, while Paris maintained it should have the right to make the most of its relatively cheap nuclear energy. That fight has now been settled.
On Tuesday, the French government presented a new mechanism — complex, and still-to-be-detailed — to bring the average price of electricity closer to €70…
