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Finger wrap could one day let you power up wearables while you sleep
Ars Technica | July 16, 2021

The rise in sales of wearable devices comes with an increased demand for practical and efficient energy harvesters capable of continuously powering th...

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UC San Diego harnessing energy from fingertip sweat
ABC 10News San Diego | July 15, 2021

Researchers at the UC San Diego nano-technology lab have found a way to create energy without lifting a finger. They've created a device that turns sw...

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While you sleep, a device harvests energy from your sweaty fingertips
Nature | July 15, 2021

From smart watches to health monitors, wearable technology is becoming an integral part of everyday life. But finding convenient power sources has bee...

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New Finger Wrap Passively Powers Wearable Devices
Hackster | July 15, 2021

Wearable devices are still held back by energy. A smartwatch may have room for a conventional lithium-ion battery -- albeit a small one. But you have ...

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Wearable tech: How sweat could power your phone
BBC | July 14, 2021

Researchers at the University of California San Diego developed the technology, which turns the chemicals in your sweat into energy, by using a thin s...

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Your sweaty fingertips could help power the next generation of wearable electronics
Science | July 13, 2021

The small beads of sweat your fingertips produce while you sleep could power wearable sensors that measure glucose, vitamin C, or other health indicat...

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Finger sweat can power wearable medical sensors 24 hours a day
New Scientist | July 13, 2021

Small biofuel cells can harvest enough energy from the sweat on a person's fingertips to power wearable medical sensors that track health and nutritio...

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Why Scientists Want to Harvest Your Sweat While You Sleep
Inverse | July 13, 2021

Sweaty season may actually be an energy gold mine. On Tuesday, researchers at the University of California San Diego announced the invention of a swea...

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This device turns your sweaty finger into a gadget charger
CNET | July 13, 2021

Scientists have come up with a device that harvests sweat from your fingertip to generate power -- and you don't even need to lift a finger to make it...

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Charger Begone? Scientists Find A Way To Charge Electronic Devices Using the Human Body
Tech Times | July 13, 2021

A team of researchers from the University of California San Diego claim to have developed a way to charge electronic devices such as smartphones using...

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Own a condo? Here's what you should know about building safety after Surfside.
The Washington Post | July 2, 2021

The wreckage of Champlain Towers South, reduced last week to a tangled jumble of steel and concrete, has worried residents of other multistory buildin...

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An Electronic-Free Robot Goes for a Stroll
ASME | June 29, 2021

It?s hard to have a machine that moves, and has a power source, without wiring. But now a roboticist at the University of California San Diego has cre...

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