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Published Sep. 30, 2014, 6:44 p.m. ET

Falko, left, a wire-haired vizsla, and Luna, a cotton de tulear, sit on stage with their owners, Anton Sagh, of Montreal, Quebec, and Adrianne Dering, of Morgantown, W.Va., during a news conference, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, in New York. The Westminster Kennel Club announced that the two breeds will be eligible to compete for the first time in the New York show next February. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Pet owners get affectionate at the Westminster Dog Show in New York. AP

In the near future chewing your lunch could also charge up your cellphone. Engineers in Canada have created a chin strap that converts the energy from chewing food into electricity. Inventors at the École de Technologie Supérieure in Montreal say the device could charge batteries in hearing aids, earpieces and other small gadgets. Still in the prototype stage the strap needs to be made more efficient before it can be used to charge mobile phones and similar products. Researchers believe they can achieve this by adding layers of a "smart" material that becomes electrically charged when it is stretched. The work by mechanical engineers Dr Aidin Delnavaz and Dr Jeremie Voix appears in the Institute of Physics journal Smart Materials and Structures. CREDIT: Delnavaz/Voix/Splash Pictured: Invention from mechanical engineers Dr Aidin Delnavaz and Dr Jeremie Voix at the École de Technologie Supérieure in Montreal, Canada. Ref: SPL854451 300914 Picture by: Delnavaz/Voix/Splash Splash News and Pictures Los Angeles: 310-821-2666 New York: 212-619-2666 London: 870-934-2666 photodesk@splashnews.com

Canadian engineers develop a chin strap to charge devices while you chew. Splash

A young Roma man stands next to a burning barricade during a protest in Athens on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014. The Greek Roma community, protesting authorities' plans to demolish their illegal settlement and move them to a remote spot in the countryside, blocked a main northern Athens avenue for hours Tuesday, using rubbish bins that they then set on fire. Eventually, a compromise was reached whereby a few uninhabited shacks will be knocked down, and the rest will stay in place pending a final agreement on relocating the Roma. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A Roma man protests in Athens, Greece. AP

Chinese officials honor Martyrs Day at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China. AP

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 30: U.S. President Barack Obama visits the Martin Luther King Memorial with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi after an Oval Office meeting at the White House September 30, 2014 in Washington, DC. The two leaders met to discuss the U.S.-India strategic partnership and mutual interest issues. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

President Barack Obama visits the Martin Luther King Memorial with Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi in Washington. Getty

BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 30: Chinese President Xi Jinping gives a toast during the National Day reception marking the 65th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at The Great Hall Of The People on September 30, 2014 in Beijing, China. China celebrates its 65th founding anniversary on October 1, which marks the beginning of the Golden Week National Day holidays. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)

Chinese President Xi Jinping gives a toast for National Day in Beijing. Getty

Meerkats inspect a pumpkin filled with fruits and flour worms on September 29, 2014 at the zoo in Leipzig, eastern Germany. AFP PHOTO / DPA / WALTRAUD GRUBITZSCH / GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read WALTRAUD GRUBITZSCH/AFP/Getty Images)

Meerkats check out a pumpkin in a Leipzig, Germany, zoo. Getty

Animal godmother Barbara Becker holds spiny anteater "Harapan" on September 30, 2014 at the zoo in Rostock, northeastern Germany. In the wild, the egg-laying mammals occur in Australia and New Guinea. AFP PHOTO / DPA / JENS BUETTNER / GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read JENS BUETTNER/AFP/Getty Images)

Spiny anteater Harapan peers over a handler’s hand in a Rostock, Germany, zoo. Getty

A caisson carries U.S. Army Major Michael Donahue to his final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington September 30, 2014. Donahue, a paratrooper, was killed in Kabul, Afghanistan in September and served three tours of duty, receiving numerous decorations and awards for his service. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: MILITARY CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Army Maj. Michael Donahue is laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery. Reuters

A man casts his fishing line in Bals-Fiord, north of the Arctic Circle, near the village of Mestervik in northern Norway September 30, 2014. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis (NORWAY - Tags: ENVIRONMENT TRAVEL TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A man fishes in Bals-Fiord, Norway. Reuters

Maribor fans light flares as they celebrate the goal by Damjan Bohar against Schalke 04 during their Champions League group G soccer match in Gelsenkirchen September 30, 2014. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: SPORT SOCCER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Fans light flares at a Gelsenkirchen, Germany, soccer match. Reuters

A construction worker from EMCOR Dynalectric waits to put on a pink hard hat and be part of a giant pink ribbon formation to promote the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, at the UC San Diego Jacobs Medical Center construction site in La Jolla, California, September 30, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION)

A construction worker waits to put on a pink hat for breast cancer awareness in San Diego, Calif. Reuters

HONG KONG - SEPTEMBER 30: Protesters sing songs and wave their cell phones in the air after a massive thunderstorm passed over outside the Hong Kong Government Complex on September 30, 2014 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Thousands of pro democracy supporters continue to occupy the streets surrounding Hong Kong's Financial district. Protest leaders have set an October 1st deadline for their demands to be met and are calling for open elections and the resignation of Hong Kong's Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Protesters sing in Hong Kong. Getty

Staff prepare a lion to be transferred from the Gaza Strip's Bisan City tourist village zoo to Jordan through the Erez crossing with Israel, on September 30, 2014 in an operation organised by NGO Four Paws. The Bisan zoo was bombed during the latest war between Hamas militants and the Israeli army. AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED ABED (Photo credit should read MOHAMMED ABED/AFP/Getty Images)

Staff transfer a lion out of Gaza Strip’s Bisan Zoo following a bombing. Getty

Flower petals lay scattered at the feet of the Mahatma Gandhi Statue after India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage at the Indian Embassy in Washington September 30, 2014. U.S. President Barack Obama and Modi vowed on Monday to expand and deepen their countries' strategic partnership and make it a model for the rest of the world. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

Flower petals are scattered at the foot of the Gandhi statue in Washington. Reuters

Cattle rest during sunset at the Great Hungarian Plain in Hortobagy, east of Budapest September 24, 2014. Picture taken September 24. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh (HUNGARY - Tags: AGRICULTURE ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Cattle rest during sunset at the Great Hungarian Plain in Hortobagy, Hungary. Reuters

Amit Kumar, 14, a performer, gets makeup applied before performing the role of the Hindu lord Rama in a religious play ahead of Dussehra in the northern Indian city of Allahabad September 30, 2014. Effigies of the 10-headed demon king "Ravana" are burnt on Dussehra, the Hindu festival that commemorates the triumph of Lord Rama over the Ravana, marking the victory of good over evil. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A performer gets makeup before a Hindu festival in Allahabad, India. Reuters

An injured Ukrainian serviceman smokes at the military field hospital in the eastern Ukrainian town of Svatove September 30, 2014. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY HEALTH)

An injured soldier takes a smoke break in Svatove, Ukraine. Reuters

Ailina Tsarnaev, sister of the accused Boston Marathon bombers appears in New York Criminal Court in Manhattan, New York, September 30, 2014. Tsarnaev is accused of aggravated harassment for telling a woman over the phone the "I have people that can go over there and put a bomb on you." REUTERS/Steven Hirsch/Pool (UNITED STATES - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Ailina Tsaenaev appears in New York Criminal Court. Reuters

A devotee of the Chinese Jui Tui Shrine with two umbrellas pieced through his cheeks walks during a procession celebrating the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket September 30, 2014. The festival, featuring face-piercing, spirit mediums and strict vegetarianism celebrates the local Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar will help them obtain good health and peace of mind. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (THAILAND - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A devotee performs with umbrellas through his cheeks in Phuket, Thailand. Reuters

A Harris antelope squirrel eats on September 30, 2014 at the zoo in Rostock, northeastern Germany. AFP PHOTO / DPA / JENS BUETTNER / GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read JENS BUETTNER/AFP/Getty Images)

A Harris antelope squirrel snacks in a Rostock, Germany, zoo. Getty

The day in photos

The day in photos