Sweet!
Nano-tech is amazing, and advancing rapidily.
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"If you had a device like this in your shoes when you walked, you would be able to generate your own small current to power small electronics," Wang noted. "Anything that makes the nanowires move within the generator can be used for generating power. Very little force is required to move them."
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^^ I see the practical application of charging cell-phones, PDA's, i-pods, and other devices by simply walking or jogging.
As well as the medical uses, since the zinc-oxide is non toxic; neat stuff.