Windbelt, Cheap Generator Alternative, Set to Power Third World 2007 Breakthrough Awards /// The Innovators /// Shawn Frayne By Logan Ward Published: Sep 30, 2007 8:00 PM EDT ...

Windbelt, however, uses the oscillation of a thin strip of material held in tension with a spring to vibrate a magnet that generates electrical power. Continue reading below.

Yes, Shawn Frayne’s Windbelt was inspired by “Galloping Gertie,” the Tacoma Narrows Bridge that collapsed in 1940, whose video is all over the net and occasionally shown on MythBusters.

2007 Breakthrough Award winner Shawn Frayne proved what a difference 12 months can make. The current generation of his Windbelt technology is 100 times more efficient than the original, capable of ...

Life's a breeze for two men developing a new form of wind-harvesting technology in Hong Kong. Shawn Frayne, 27, and Jordan McRae, 25, are working on the 'Windbelt' - a taut piece of fabric-like ...

Peter N. Glaskowsky is a computer architect in Silicon Valley and a technology analyst for the Envisioneering Group. He has designed chip- and board-level products in the defense and computer ...