ShuoYang, Bolong Huang, and Qiao Yang are the three designers behind this award-winning Liteon 'Slide' energy generator that powers up after being pushed along a stairway hand railing.
The green cuff-like device is placed over a stair railing and pushed along while walking. Once powered, arrowhead-shaped areas on the Slide energy generator light up to provide illumination during a power outage or other emergency situation.
Implications - Natural disasters are inevitable and there is a large market surrounding the concept of disaster prevention and relief. While a light-up hand railing may seem simplistic in design and concept (it is), for those trapped in home blanketed in darkness after a violent storm or following tsunami, this device could really provide some comfort for those who need it.
Handy Lighting Systems
Liteon Slide Energy Generator is a Kinetic Dynamo
Trend Themes
1. Disaster Prevention - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop advanced products and technologies that provide relief during natural disasters.
2. Emergency Lighting - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Invent novel lighting systems that can be easily activated during power outages or emergencies.
3. Kinetic Energy Generators - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create sustainable energy solutions that harness kinetic energy from everyday activities.
Industry Implications
1. Safety and Security - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Integrate smart technologies to enhance disaster prevention and relief measures.
2. Lighting - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop innovative lighting solutions for various applications, including emergency scenarios.
3. Renewable Energy - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore new methods to capture and utilize kinetic energy for sustainable power generation.