Power Generating Spacesuits

Maggie McKee writes "Piezoelectric sensors could help power future space missions. Astronauts' spacesuits may one day be covered in motion-sensitive proteins that could generate power from the astronauts' movement, according to futuristic research being conducted by a new lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US. Such 'power skins' could also be used to coat future human bases on Mars, where they could produce energy from the Martian wind. Eventually, the biologically derived suits might even be able to heal themselves."

Comments

moon tapes?

[Anonymous Coward]

has anyone found the moon tapes yet?

Re:Already something like this

[Anonymous Coward]

This is prosecutorial misconduct. Unlike the sub whose job is not to know how to remove spyware from a PC, the prosecutor's job is to know the in's and out's of what is chosen to be prosecuted. The prosecutor either knows that this is a completely wrong case to pursue because of the technology context or the prosecutor has deliberately chosen not to be informed. Either way, the prosecutor needs to be removed from duty immediately.

It is also sickening to hear the higher ups in this Connecticut school district not standing up for their substitute teacher. It appears their job is not teaching but rather covering their owns behinds. None of them deserve a job in a school district one day longer.

I want a version for static electricity

[2Bits]

I have dry skin, and static electricity has always been a nasty problem, especially during winter time. I'd be happy if someone can come up with a suit which can use that source of energy to charge my batteries.

Re:Power generating?

[Simon Garlick]

Since there's no hyphen between "power" and "generating", I can only conclude that some sort of POWER is spontaneously creating SPACESUITS.

Either that, or the Slashdot editors are just illiterate.