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A Japanese rail company installed piezoelectric tiles beneath busy ticket gates at Tokyo Station, turning thousands of commuters’ footsteps into electricity every day — with each step helping generate power simply by pressing on the floor

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (553+ words) The footfalls of millions of commuters could be harnessed as an untapped energy source—if engineers can figure out how to make people's daily routines profitable. Published September 9, 2026 · How we edit For a couple of winters in the 2000s, the floor…...

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