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Tiny ARM-Based Sensor System Makes Battery Replacement Obsolete

Posted by timothy on from the transcend-batteries dept.

An anonymous reader writes "University of Michigan researchers have crammed an ARM Cortex microcontroller, a thin-film battery, and a solar cell into a package that is only 9 cubic millimeters in volume. The system is able to run perpetually by periodically recharging the on-board battery with a solar cell (neglecting physical wear-out of the system)."

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  1. neglecting physical wear-out by nurb432 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    And lack of sunlight....

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  2. Re:THIS is how you get "infinite" battery life by nicknamenotavailable · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Batteries have a limiting lifespan.

    If they used a capacitor instead, this device would run virtually forever.

    Place this in a solid glass marble, and it might last forever too.

  3. Re:THIS is how you get "infinite" battery life by Firehed · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If this device is as smart as TFS suggests, it can probably use more than 10 characters. Hell, something that size (9mm^3) could be, uh, discreetly placed to take pictures and send out the real thing!

    Not that I would ever condone or support such an act.

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