Body Heat Energy Generation 214
BuzzSkyline writes "Researchers in Belgium have developed devices to harvest the waste heat our bodies throw off in order to convert it to electricity to run devices such as a wristband blood oxygen sensor and an electrocardiogram shirt. As a side benefit, the power sources help cool you down and keep you looking cool, all while running sundry micropower devices. In fact, the researchers mention that the energy harvesting head band works so well that it can get uncomfortably cold. In that case, they say, 'This problem is solved in exactly the same way as someone solves it on the body level in cold weather: a headgear should be worn on top of the system to limit the heat flow and make it comfortable.' But it would be such a shame to cover up the golden heat-harvesting headband with a hat."
Re:Truely Fremen fashion (Score:0, Funny)
You don't NEED a stillsuit to drink your own pee. Feel free.
Wait, What happens if your head gets too hot? (Score:2, Funny)
If your head gets too hot with the hat on, simply put another heat absorber around your hat. If your head gets too cold again, put on another hat.
Canada (Score:3, Funny)
Re:A personal airconditioner? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Cold? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Truely Fremen fashion (Score:5, Funny)
Of course, the problems involved in acquiring and caring for a human sized hamster tend to outweigh the benefits.
Re:not usually how it works (Score:3, Funny)
Drinking your own pee has always been free.
Re:Canada (Score:2, Funny)
There. Fixed that for you.
Re:Blue Smarties. . . (Score:5, Funny)
Humans naturally try to reject the Matrix. "Entire crops were lost."
I don't reject the Matrix so much as I reject The Matrix 2 and 3.
Re:uh oh (Score:3, Funny)