Decimal Lab : Moving Image : New wearable device turns the body into a battery (video)

Publication/Creation Date

February 8 2021

Description

"A team of engineers at CU Boulder has developed a new wearable device that is stretch enough that you can wear it like a ring or bracelet. And it taps into your natural body heat, using your internal temperature to generate electricity that can power a range of small sensors and other tools."

HCI Platform

Wearables

Discursive Type

Inventions

Location on Body

Finger, Wrist, Skin

Augments

Moving

Technology Keywords

Thermoelectric Energy, Thermoelectric Generators (TEG), Wearable Electronics, Flexible Electronics, Stretchable Electronics, Internet Of Things (IoT)

Keywords

Heat, Energy, Temperature, Research

Marketing Keywords

Source

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hexScHvEFwQ

Date archived

February 16 2021

Last edited

February 16 2021

How to cite this entry

Harbin Institute of Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Zhejiang University, Southeast University, Tongji University, Wei Ren, Yan Sun, Dongliang Zhao, Ablimit Aili, Shun Zhang, Chuanqian Shi, Jialun Zhang, Huiyuan Geng, Jie Zhang, Lixia Zhang, Jianliang Xiao, Ronggui Yang. (February 8 2021). "New wearable device turns the body into a battery (video)". University Of Colorado Boulder. Fabric of Digital Life. https://fabricofdigitallife.com/Detail/objects/5084

New wearable device turns the body into a battery (video)