Gambarota believed there were ways human power could be brought into practical use in the home.
He raises doubts about the efficiency of human power and questioned its economic viability.
Davis is using human power to travel 5, 000 miles on a 10-month trek from the Florida Keys to Canada.
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From pedal-powered computers on bicycles, to self-powered soldiers in militaries, Raaijen predicted human power would be developed widely in coming years.
On 6 October 2007, he finally crossed the prime meridian again to become the first person to circumnavigate the earth using only human power.
History is the story of the limitations of human power.
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It was during recovery from a shoulder injury that Whelan -- a former Partner at management consultants, Accenture -- first had the idea to create a machine than could harness human power.
He argued that, while most entrepreneurial solar engineers were urban-based, most grandmothers would remain in their villages, forming a nucleus of skilled human power that could be relied upon in the maintenance of solar equipment.
Jason Lewis was 26, broke and cleaning windows when he and a college friend decided to embark on an adventure around the world using only human power, one of the last great firsts to conquer.
Vera Verkooijen, spokeswoman for Sustainable Dance Club, the company which is behind the floor for Club Watt and produces smaller, portable floors, said the human power would be enough to power about 30 percent of the club's requirements.
According to their website the team was attempting to row unassisted across the Atlantic Ocean, a daring 3569 nautical mile journey, using human power to propel the boat, and solar and wind power to charge its instruments.
The British ships were sent down to South Africa and then up the continent as far as they could be taken by rail, and after that by the sheer human power of 2, 000 labourers who hauled and cut through the jungle, eventually getting them to the lake which became the site of imperial contest.
Despite these potential developments, human-power is attracting its share of criticism.
Although he shows enthusiasm for the battery project, Gambarota, who now spends much of his time developing micro wind turbines, is sceptical about the future of human-power on a mass-scale.
"When you give access to a human being, you unleash the power of human innovation and entrepreneurship, " he said.
The human and solar power at the gym generated 36 percent of its electricity, saving about 37, 000 kilowatt-hours in 2009, Boesel said.
For most of human history economic power has been determined by demography.
This is the power of human dignity, and it can never be denied.
Humanure toilets use the methane released by human waste to create power that is converted into saleable products, such as electricity.
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Given its inherent risks, nuclear power has always been an exercise of mind over matter, in which human intellect seeks to harness the power of nuclear fission of radioactive materials.
Elsewhere, some innovators are experimenting with devices that draw power from the human body's kinetic energy.
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Just in time for Halloween, Jarre's new Aeroskull dock embodies 70 watts of total power in a human-like cranium, complete with a pair of speaker-packing shades.
Human social influencers vary in power -- in fact, finding truly influential social operators is a holy grail for web marketers and service companies like Klout, Kred and Tellagence.
Even so, the team had no qualms teasing the NYT reporter for his troubles, referring to "Brodering" as the act of running out of power due to human error.
That said, his entire experience with Watson is underscored by a deep appreciation for the power of the human brain, which can do in seconds using material that can fit into a shoebox what it takes six refrigerators' worth of machinery to do.
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