In what sounds uncomfortably like a scenario from The Matrix , a startup in Corvallis , Oregon , has developed a humble cow chip that can change state physical structure heat into galvanizing energy . The splintering , which absorbs heat energy directly from the pelt , channels zip through a thermoelectric generator that converts it into galvanising index . In future , the chip will enable us to ability and reload our hand-held and wearable electronic devices with our own bodies .
uprise byPerpetua Power , it ’s calledTEGwear Technology . Similar to the way that solar cadre influence to extract energy from sunlight , body - heat absorbed by TEGwear excites electrons and optimizes this energy . It could power dead body - worn aesculapian , seaworthiness , and safety related electronics . Each single , substantial - inch TEGwear micro chip generates up to three volts .
FastCompanyreports :
Originally developed using technology licence from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory ( a Department of Energy research research lab in Richland , Washington ) , TEGwear - powered equipment are still in ontogenesis and wo n’t hit the mart until 2014 . But this ultimate clean tech has a whole host of potential applications , from mobile health to national surety . The company will demo the twist on a unexampled Swatch Touch watch at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this month . In addition , it has a Ulysses Simpson Grant from the National Science Foundation to originate a prototype watchband to track the whereabouts of people with Alzheimer ’s as well as financial support from Department of Homeland Security ’s Science and Technology Division to power wearable devices used for surveillance surgery . It ’s also partnered with several private companies to develop organic structure - powered smartphone accessories ( like headset ) , health - monitoring gadget ( such as wearable kernel - pace proctor ) , and military practical program ( like monitoring a soldier ’s lively signs and location while on a fight mission ) .
The tote up fillip of using body - powered devices ? They eliminate the toxic waste generated by the expectant metal used in the billions of batteries we presently use — and toss out — each year . In other words , your dead body heat is dear , clean vim .
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