How playing football indoors could light your home: Scientists create ball that harnesses kinetic energy to power LED lamp for up to THREE HOURS

Playing football can be fun and improve your fitness but now it could also power your home.

A group of eight Harvard alumni have found a way to harness the kinetic energy generated by kicking a ball to power a small LED lamp. The team has developed a football, called the SOCCKET, which has a pendulum inside. 

As the ball moves, the pendulum swings gathering the energy of the movement to turn a generator which is connected to a rechargeable battery.

If the ball is plugged into an LED lamp after 30 minutes play it can generate three hours of off-grid electrical power.

The gadget, which weighs just one ounce more than a normal football, has been created by inventors at the non-for-profit social enterprise Uncharted Play.

They hope eventually to distribute the SOCCKETs in low-income areas as a form of sustainable and off-grid power.

It is made from deflation-proof, water-resistant EVA foam meaning that it is strong enough to withstand even the most competitive of football matches. READ MORE...