The Potenco Pull-Cord Generator (PGC) is on display at the exhibit.
The designers of the Potenco Pull-Cord Generator (PCG) explain, “The PCG is a handheld human-powered generator that keeps portable electronic devices running anywhere, anytime. To operate, simply hold the PCG in the palm of one hand, pull the cord with the other hand, and generate instant energy.
The first application of the PCG will power the XO Laptop from the One Laptop Per Child project. Five minutes of pulling generates one hour of active use on the XO Laptop.”
A 2008 exhibit at MoMa The Museum of Modern Art in New York.
“Design and the Elastic Mind explores the reciprocal relationship between science and design in the contemporary world by bringing together design objects and concepts that marry the most advanced scientific research with attentive consideration of human limitations, habits, and aspirations. The exhibition highlights designers’ ability to grasp momentous changes in technology, science, and history—changes that demand or reflect major adjustments in human behavior—and translate them into objects that people can actually understand and use. This Web site presents over three hundred of these works, including fifty projects that are not featured in the gallery exhibition. ”
The website for the exhibit is really killer. Works are categorized by headings such as:
- “Tinkering”
- “People and Objects”
- “Design for Debate”
- “Visualization”
- “Thought to Action”
- “All Together Now”
- and “Super Nature”
See here for an article about the exhibit written by Matthew Waxman on WorldChanging.com.
The Inertia Library Project 
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