Tag: Energy Harvesting
MAX20361: Smallest Solar Harvester Increases Runtime for Wearables and IoT Applications
Designers are often challenged with the tradeoff between small size and long runtime for wearable and IoT applications. Addressing that challenge is MAX20361, a single-/multi-cell solar harvester with maximum power […]
Flexible Thermoelectric Device Harvests Energy from Skin Temperature to Power Wearables
Researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) developed flexible thermoelectric devices with high power generation performance by maximizing flexibility and heat transfer efficiency. The research team also […]
Stretchable System Can Power Wearables By Harvesting Energy From Wearer’s Breathing and Motion
A stretchable system that can harvest energy from human breathing and motion for use in wearable health-monitoring devices may be possible, according to an international team of researchers, led by […]
Researchers Develop Wearable Textile That Harnesses Solar Energy And Converts Them Into Electrical Energy
Researchers at Swiss Laboratory Empa and ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich) have developed a material that works like a luminescent solar concentrator and can even be […]
Patients Expect Their Wearables To Be Durable, Comfortable, And More
When wearable devices first emerged, it came in the form of smartwatches and fitness bands, helping people to increase their fitness level, drink more water, and get more sleep. But […]
Sweat Powered Wearable Devices May Hit The Market Very Soon
Wearables have been around for a few years but their popularity, especially in the form of smartwatches and fitness trackers, has taken off. For health and fitness tracking, these devices […]