Home batteries are quietly changing from boxes on a garage wall into connected devices that decide when to buy, store and sell electricity. On November 3, 2026, one of Europe's best-known energy retailers announced a partnership meant to speed that shift along.
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Energy Harvesting Soccer Ball
New soccer ball, called the sOccet ball, generates enough energy to light up a home.
This invention was developed by four students from Harvard University in partnership with the Laboratory at Harvard Think-Tank; it's a soccer ball which they call the sOccet that generates electricity from normal kicking during game play.
The ball has a built-in inductive coil that collects kinetic energy. After about 15 minutes of kicking the ball around it will produce enough electricity to charge LED li...
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