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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. beowulf by nicknamenotavailable · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these.

    Forget that.

    Imagine a Beowulf Swarm of these.