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Body Heat Could Charge Your Cellphone

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the powered-clothing dept.

An anonymous reader writes to mention Nature is reporting that scientists have discovered a much more efficient way to use silicon to convert heat into electricity. This offers the possibility of many different applications including possibly charging your portable electronics just by wearing them close to your skin. "The concept of converting waste heat into electricity isn't exactly new, but it never really materialized due to efficiency hurdles. Now, scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California at Berkeley think they may have found a key [to] increase the conversion efficiency by a factor of 100."

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  1. 3... 2... 1... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Matrix reference... go!

  2. Re:So... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The only thing that blows up in my pocket is myself when I see pictures of your mom.

    I kid, I kid. How's your sister doing? :D

  3. This would be wonderful! by slawo · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yay! At last! I will be able to use my girlfriend as an efficient energy source! All this unbearable heat will not be wasted anymore!
    Now it's time to start a new company to sell special device recharging PJs: Recharge-wear, the PJs for hot chicks.

    I'm a genius.

    --
    The road to hell is paved with good intentions...