A new portable device that turns the body into a biological battery

A team of scientists has developed a new device that can be placed on the body to convert it into a biological battery, which takes its idea from the movie “The Matrix”, in which the stretchy device connects to the skin like a ring placed on it. a finger and draws the user’s natural heat to convert it into electricity.

According to the UK newspaper “Daily Mail”, although the film shows robots harvesting organic energy from humans, research at the University of Colorado (CU) only generates about one volt of energy for every square inch. of skin.

The research team hopes to develop the technology to the size of a sports bracelet that can produce around five volts of electricity, allowing you to operate other portable electronic devices on the go.

“Every time you use a battery, that is, a type, you deplete that battery and eventually you have to replace or recharge it,” said Jian Liang Xiao, principal investigator at the study and associate professor at the study. Paul M Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Can you wear it and it gives you constant energy. “

The new wearable device contains stretchable polyamine material, which is equipped with a thin thermoelectric meter connected to wires of liquid metal.

The researchers said in a statement that the end product sits between a plastic bracelet, a miniature computer motherboard, or perhaps an artistic diamond ring.

“Our design makes the whole system expandable without putting a lot of pressure on the thermoelectric materials, which can be brittle,” Xiao said, adding, “Thermoelectric generators are in close contact with the human body and can use the heat that is generally dissipated in the environment. “