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Ten times more energy-efficient microchip recharges itself |
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by Stan Beer
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Monday, 17 March 2008 |
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Page 2 of 2 There may also be a variety of military applications in the production
of tiny, self-contained sensor networks that could be dispersed in a
battlefield (the research was funded in part by a grant from the U.S.
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency).
In some applications, such as implantable medical devices, the goal is
to make the power requirements so low that they could be powered by
"ambient energy," Chandrakasan says—using the body's own heat or
movement to provide all the needed power. In addition, the technology
could be suitable for body area networks or wirelessly enabled body
sensor networks.
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