RESEARCH: SWEAT MAY RUN WEARABLE DEVICES; UNIVERSITY APPLIES FOR PATENT
UC San Diego Engineers Tap the Power in Human Perspiration
Originally published September 8, 2017 at 9:33 a.m., updated September 8, 2017 at 9:33 a.m.
Photo courtesy of UC San Diego Scientists are developing a sweat-to-energy system that could for a short time power a small light, a Bluetooth device or a wearable sensor.
San Diego — Sweat is no longer the annoying byproduct of work, the thing that soaks a cotton shirt during vigorous exercise...
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