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Body Powered Batteries -- Thermoelectrics

Posted by timothy on from the your-body-is-your-dynamo dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes: "According to this story on Yahoo, the folks at Applied Digital Solutions have "developed a miniaturized thermoelectric generator -- a half-inch diameter ceramic-based `battery' that converts low gradient body heat flow into electrical power." Right now they can power watches or small medical devices. How long before these things can power my handheld?"

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  1. Self contained artificial organs, cobber! by TaleSpinner · · Score: 5, Interesting
    How long before these things can power my
    handheld?



    Screw that. How long before they can power an
    artificial heart!?



    A completely self-contained, reliable, artifical
    heart available off-the-shelf and requiring no
    external battery pack or management would be a
    sea change in modern medicine. Jean-Luc Picard
    lives! Wonder what brand he uses?

  2. Powering medical devices... one problem by hillct · · Score: 4, Interesting

    And you thought falling into a frozen lake was a health hazard before... just wait until you have an artificial heart run by your body heat.

    Even after the EMTs pull you from the lake they couldn't restart your heart for at least half an hour until your body temperature increased. Bad news.

    Seriously, it doesn't mention what's the minimum temperature the device requires.

    --CTH

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