Slashdot Mirror
Researchers Develop Insect Powered Energy Source
cylonlover writes with this excerpt from an article at Gizmag: "Research into developing insect cyborgs for use as first responders or super stealthy spies has been going on for a while now. Most research has focused on using batteries, tiny solar cells, or piezoelectric generators to harvest kinetic energy from the movement of an insect's wings to power the electronics attached to the insects. Now a group of researchers at Case Western Reserve University have created a biofuel cell power supply that relies just on the insect's normal feeding [registration required to download full paper]."
People are unhealthy enough as it is. I don't think your average american's body can afford to lose any more nutrients.
Yep, I do absolutely agree. Eat as much pizza as you want, but be sure to burn those calories by powering your laptop afterwards. It's a win-win situation!
Computer simulation made easy -- LibGeoDecomp
Just so I can say, "My bugs have bugs" :-)
Yeah, they want humane treatment for insects too, i have a vegan friend that wont even eat honey or use silk
It's easy to point out how obvious this solution is, because I'm not in a field that gives me any insight into the actual technical problems.
I love this statement. I will use this in the future without reference to you in meatspace, sadly.
HBI's Law: Frequency of calling others Nazis is directly correlated with the likelihood of the accuser being Communist.
In the future, all the pretty girls will have flies circling around them. (remote controlled by /. readers et all).
It might actually turn into sign of desirability. More flies == more fly (pun intended).
Waiting for you by the bridge
Probably a sign of cognitive decline. ;-)
Lost at C:>. Found at C.
What calories? Pizza is a vegetable!
`echo $[0x853204FA81]|tr 0-9 ionbsdeaml`@gmail.com