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Title: Innovative New Battery Technologies
Post by: Admin on May 24, 2007, 12:33:37 PM
Power from sugar and urine . . . read it to believe it . . .

http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/12886

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/08/0818_050818_urinebattery.html

Probably some hype in those articles, but it shows proven examples of how a cyborg could power implanted electronics in the body . . .

Next up, a robot that requires blood for power :P

(http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/08/images/050818_urinebattery.jpg)
Title: Re: Innovative New Battery Technologies
Post by: JonHylands on May 24, 2007, 12:45:30 PM
Next up, a robot that requires blood for power :P

Actually, don't laugh - "wearable" computers that monitor toxins and such in our blood supply could easily be powered by a glucose fuel cell...

- Jon
Title: Re: Innovative New Battery Technologies
Post by: ed1380 on May 24, 2007, 02:15:39 PM
pretty cool
Title: Re: Innovative New Battery Technologies
Post by: Admin on May 24, 2007, 02:20:16 PM
Jon, I meant that as a pun on the word 'power' ;)

Im so clever hahahah! ok ill stop now . . .
Title: Re: Innovative New Battery Technologies
Post by: Qubix on May 24, 2007, 04:09:25 PM
You could build a sarcastic robot with one of those urine batteries. It would get it's power by taking the piss !! :D

... I'm sorry for that  ::)