These cool yoga gadgets will help you completely relax your mind, body, and soul » Gadget Flow

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There are so many physical and psychological benefits of yoga, including improved flexibility, mobility, and strength. In the short term, intense yoga sessions can also correct your posture, helping you walk taller. And another undeniably valuable reason to start practicing yoga is that regular sessions support heart health. Now that you've discovered just a handful of benefits, it's time to accessorize your home with these must-have yoga gadgets. The great thing about yoga is that anyone can do it, and you can work with your own abilities. Plus, you don’t need an abundance of equipment for your sessions, like you would with indoor workouts that may require dumbbells, an exercise bike, a fitness watch, and more. Yoga is much kinder on your joints—and your wallet. However, a few yoga gadgets can...

“Wearable Microgrid” Harvests Energy From Human Body to Power Electronic Gadgets

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The wearable microgrid uses energy from human sweat and movement to power an LCD wristwatch and electrochromic device. Credit: Lu Yin Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a “wearable microgrid” that harvests and stores energy from the human body to power small electronics. It consists of three main parts: sweat-powered biofuel cells, motion-powered devices called triboelectric generators, and energy-storing supercapacitors. All parts are flexible, washable and can be screen printed onto clothing. The technology, reported in a paper published today (March 9, 2021) in Nature Communications, draws inspiration from community microgrids. “We’re applying the concept of the microgrid to create wearable systems that are powered sustainably, reliably and independently,” said co-first author Lu Yin, a...