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Energy harvested from body, environment could power wearables, IOT devices |
August 11, 2014
Low-power wearables may soon bid adieu to batteries and start drawing energy generated by body heat and movement, and ambient energy from the environment.
Consumer electronics devices are getting smaller but conventional batteries are not, and it’s important to start implementing new energy harvesting techniques to keep devices powered for long periods of time, researchers said at the Hot Chips conference in Cupertino, California, on Sunday.
Energy harvested from body heat, motion, and ambient light could be used in medical implants, monitoring sensors and disposable medical patches, said Yogesh Ramadass, lead design engineer at Texas Instruments, during a presentation at the Hot Chips conference.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2463500/energy-harvested-from-body-environment-could-power-wearables-iot-devices.html#tk.rss_all
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