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(task) Mothers of Invention Presented By Women In the World (Paid Post by toyota From The New York Times)

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> http://paidpost.nytimes.com/toyota/mothers-of-invention-presented-by-women-in-the-world.html?tbs_nyt=2017-march-nytnative_hpmod&cpv_dsm_id=3002438#sole-power <http://paidpost.nytimes.com/toyota/mothers-of-invention-presented-by-women-in-the-world.html?tbs_nyt=2017-march-nytnative_hpmod&cpv_dsm_id=3002438#sole-power>
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> The New York Times
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> 3/22
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> 2017 Mother of Invention
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> Electric Footwear
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> A connected work boot that's powered by workers
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> Inspired as a teenager by the first Mars rovers and the promise of innovative technologies, Hahna Alexander is now seeking to improve lives on this planet with self-sustaining wearables. Her company, Sole Power <http://www.solepowertech.com/>, addresses the need for portable power by harnessing everyday movement. Its first product, a connected boot, generates electricity with every step, enabling the footwear to communicate with the cloud or track movements. "It doesn’t matter if it’s nighttime, if it’s sunny out or if it’s raining. Every time you step, it’s spinning that generator," Alexander says. The U.S. Army, which worked with Alexander’s company, is using the boots to lighten the load of soldiers. The boots and their embedded electronics are also useful in construction, energy and other remote services industries. The result is a safer, better connected and more efficient work force, one step at a time. <>
> <http://www.solepowertech.com/>

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