New self-sustainable energy collection device is able to harvest energy from the sweat of fingertips

New self-sustainable energy collection device is able to harvest energy from the sweat of fingertips
A self-sustaining energy harvesting device that requires no physical exercise can accumulate 300 mJ of energy in a 10-hour sleep period.
Sensor collecting sweat. Image Credit: Lu Yin
Don’t sweat the small stuff – maximizing the productivity of energy harvesting devices
The human body produces consistent amounts, even at rest, the body can produce nearly 100 watts of power. Recent research efforts have attempted to collect some of that energy to use it, and the question of whether the human body could become a biological battery of sorts becomes increasingly possible.

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