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VDE, Zwickau University, close-up of sidewalk slab
© Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau
... Finally, the entire sidewalk is illuminated in the dark. After a set time, the lighting switches off again automatically. In this way, the intelligent lighting system 'runs' with the walker, so to speak. The sidewalk panels draw their energy from an integrated energy storage unit containing solar modules and a NiMH battery. The students received prize money of 500 US dollars (equivalent to around 380 euros) in Barcelona.
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