Charge your cell phone by the touch of your hand?
Summary- New technology called Power Felt is a thermoelectric
device that converts body heat into electrical current. This was developed by
researchers in the Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials at Wake
Forest University and consists of small carbon nanotubes locked up in flexible
plastic fibers to make it feel like fabric. Temperature differences are used to
produce a charge.
Critique- I think that this is a major breakthrough in
science because it is something that can be used in everyday life. Especially
with more advanced technologies coming out into society, this could help fuel
them and produce even more energy for the discovery of more technologies.
Though it is underdeveloped in harvesting energy, this technology could save a
lot of energy from heat, which will only rise in an amount of time due to
global warming.
Impact- Uses for Power Felt technology include lining
automobile seats to boost battery power and electrical needs, lining clothing
or sports equipment for monitored boosts of energy, insulating pipes or
collecting heat from underneath floor tiles to save money on gas or electric bills,
or even to wrap around an IV or wound site in a patient to better track their
medical needs. Plus, it’s affordability at a dollar added to your phone bill
means that it is a work in progress, definitely in the future.
this is amazing! i need this for my phone. its always running out of battery. how does the different temperature react and cause the phone to charge?
ReplyDeleteIs this coming out soon or has this already been released? thank goodness someone was smart enough to think of something useful. I've seen something like this before that charges cells phones but it still required electricity. thanks for posting something interesting.
I agree on what you say. It is big technology! Where was this epic phone made in? Lately, Japan has been making great goods in technology and soon China will pass us in transportation of goods.
ReplyDeleteHow much does this phone cost. I always seem to have warm hands and could charge that phone super fast!!! How the crap did they think of how to make that?!?! I ask the same question when it comes to cotton candy and cameras hahaha.