A pair of socks embedded with miniaturized microbial fuel cells and fueled with urine pumped by the wearer’s footsteps has powered a wireless transmitter to send a signal to a PC. This is the first self-sufficient system powered by a wearable energy generator based on microbial fuel cell technology.
SOURCE: Energy and Resources News — ScienceDaily – Read entire story here.
Wearable energy generator uses urine to power wireless transmitter
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