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Soccket: an energy-harvesting soccer ball

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The Soccket Energy-Harnessing Soccer Ball houses ingenious gadgetry that converts the kinetic energy of the ball’s movement into electricity. Just a few minutes of play can provide hours of light. Currently used in rural off-grid areas of Mexico and disadvantaged regions of the US with plans to go global and help out poor communities throughout the world.

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