We were shocked to hear the news of tech legend and icon Steve Jobs passing yesterday October 5, 2011. Steve Jobs founded arguably one of the most successful companies in history, Apple Inc. He was infamous for his predictable clothing choices (black turtleneck and high-waisted jeans) but infinitely famous for driving game-changing creations of the iPod, iPhone and iPad devices among others.

His innovation and vision still continues to inspire many of us, not just in the tech field, but those of us contemplating and pursuing our dreams. If you haven’t seen this all over Facebook or your inbox yet (over 8.3 million views to date!), in his commencement speech in 2005 to graduates of Stanford University and the rest of the world, Jobs gives this advice:

“You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life…. Stay hungry. Stay foolish.”

We are starving fools!

According to scientists, advances in nano-technology could lead to the use of our body’s movements to generate enough electricity to charge our iPod, iPhone or other devices without the use of disposable batteries or electrical outlets.

Imagine not ever having to worry that our cell phone is running out of battery! No more “I’ll-call-you-later-cuz-my-phone-is-about-to-die” complaints.

So how can this be? Dr. Zhong Lin Wang of the Georgia Institute of Technology developed a chip using nano-technology that can use tiny movements such as the pinch of a finger or the beat of a heart to generate power.

Zinc oxide nano-wires, each with thickness less than 1/500 of a human hair, generate electricity when strained or flexed. When amassed into “nano-generators” that are then stacked together, these nano-wires can be powered by the smallest of movements.

Our Apple iPod Nanos or HTC Evos could be charged when we walk if, say, these nano-wires were stitched into the fabric of the latest pair of denim jeans we’re strutting. How cool is that?

What devices do you use that could benefit the most from this technology?