A Thermoelectric Bracelet To Maintain a Comfortable Body Temperature

rtoz writes "Heating or cooling certain parts of your body — such as applying a warm towel to your forehead if you feel chilly — can help maintain your perceived thermal comfort. Using that concept, four MIT engineering students developed a thermoelectric bracelet that monitors air and skin temperature, and sends tailored pulses of hot or cold waveforms to the wrist to help maintain thermal comfort. The product is now a working prototype. And although people would use the device for personal comfort, the team says the ultimate aim is to reduce the energy consumption of buildings, by cooling and heating the individual — not the building. The team estimates that if the device stops one building from adjusting its temperature by even just 1 degree Celsius, it will save roughly 100 kilowatt-hours per month."

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Re:What about the humidity?

[MightyYar]

At my office, we are all required to inhale the office air, but exhale through little snorkels placed throughout the office which exhaust to the outside.

Re:What about the humidity?

[fuzzyfuzzyfungus]

A man's body is his own. His water belongs to the corporation.

Re:What about the humidity?

[chuckinator]

Yes, I wear my owl costume to them.