LONDON: Next time
your cellphone runs out of battery, you can charge it by just holding it
in your hand, as scientists claim to have developed a new technology
that turns body heat into electricity. Researchers say they have
developed a way to turn body heat into electricity using nanotechnology
to put tiny carbon tubes into miniscule plastic fibres and made them
look like a fabric.
The 'Power Felt' can keep your phone going for up to 20% longer just through the power of touch, meaning simply holding one, or even sitting on it, could recharge the cell, the 'Daily Mail' reported. The technology has been created by professor David Carroll of Wakeforest University's centre for nanotechnology and molecular materials in the US.
According to Carrol, it could be the first wave of inexpensive ways to produce electricity that were far more affordable than current renewables such as solar, which was being held back by the high cost.
Source : The Times of India, August 29, 2012
The 'Power Felt' can keep your phone going for up to 20% longer just through the power of touch, meaning simply holding one, or even sitting on it, could recharge the cell, the 'Daily Mail' reported. The technology has been created by professor David Carroll of Wakeforest University's centre for nanotechnology and molecular materials in the US.
According to Carrol, it could be the first wave of inexpensive ways to produce electricity that were far more affordable than current renewables such as solar, which was being held back by the high cost.
Source : The Times of India, August 29, 2012
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