T-shirt, shoe-powered iPhones

We are close to a nanogenerator that can use body movements (walking, heart beats) to generate electricity and power electronic devices.

PhysOrg: 29 March 2011

Quote: “This development represents a milestone toward producing portable electronics that can be powered by body movements without the use of batteries or electrical outlets,” said lead scientist Zhong Lin Wang, Ph.D. “Our nanogenerators are poised to change lives in the future. Their potential is only limited by one’s imagination.”

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More on Zhong Wang’s research into piezoelectronics can be found at his research group’s website and in this story