Comments on: MICROCHIPS THAT RUN ON BODYHEAT http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/body-heat-to-power-microchips/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:17:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Insider74http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/body-heat-to-power-microchips/comment-page-1/#comment-78618 Insider74 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:37:44 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/body-heat-to-power-microchips/#comment-78618 Yeah I see this being used for future generation RFID implantable chips.Would be a nice combination wouldn't it? ha ha.Yeah "they did it again" alright Yeah I see this being used for future generation RFID implantable chips.Would be a nice combination wouldn’t it? ha ha.Yeah “they did it again” alright

]]> By: MIT Team Designs Microchips That Run On Bodyheat | Universe_JDJ's Bloghttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/body-heat-to-power-microchips/comment-page-1/#comment-78270 MIT Team Designs Microchips That Run On Bodyheat | Universe_JDJ's Blog Wed, 02 Apr 2008 05:32:49 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/body-heat-to-power-microchips/#comment-78270 [...] read more | digg story [...] [...] read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: Wednesdays Insanity « Madnesslettershttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/body-heat-to-power-microchips/comment-page-1/#comment-78269 Wednesdays Insanity « Madnessletters Wed, 02 Apr 2008 05:03:14 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/body-heat-to-power-microchips/#comment-78269 [...] cheats, Mircochips that run on body heat, must be [...] [...] cheats, Mircochips that run on body heat, must be [...]

]]> By: » episode 27 4-02-08 » Blog Archive www.Geekazine.com - For the Geek in all of ushttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/body-heat-to-power-microchips/comment-page-1/#comment-78264 » episode 27 4-02-08 » Blog Archive www.Geekazine.com - For the Geek in all of us Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:01:18 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/body-heat-to-power-microchips/#comment-78264 [...] I found out later to be an April Fools joke. I am omiting the link. iPod Portability - Makeuseof Microchips on Bodyheat - Inhabitat [...] [...] I found out later to be an April Fools joke. I am omiting the link. iPod Portability – Makeuseof Microchips on Bodyheat – Inhabitat [...]

]]> By: justjackhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/body-heat-to-power-microchips/comment-page-1/#comment-78245 justjack Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:29:39 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/body-heat-to-power-microchips/#comment-78245 Congrats to MIT...As an old Textile engineer I look forward to finding out more..Functional clothes are the future. They can be enviornmentally safe, provide SPF protection and fibers can be engineered to accomodate the technology. There are blends of fibers and basic weaving techniques that can made for specific types of garments depending on the function of the product; Heat collection, insulation and conducttivity. I look forward to more info. Congrats to MIT…As an old Textile engineer I look forward to finding out more..Functional clothes are the future.
They can be enviornmentally safe, provide SPF protection and fibers can be engineered to accomodate the technology. There are blends of fibers and basic weaving techniques that can made for specific types of garments depending on the function of the product; Heat collection, insulation and conducttivity.
I look forward to more info.

]]> By: Wowhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/body-heat-to-power-microchips/comment-page-1/#comment-78243 Wow Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:52:37 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/body-heat-to-power-microchips/#comment-78243 THEY DID IT AGAIN! THEY DID IT AGAIN!

]]> By: Wowhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/body-heat-to-power-microchips/comment-page-1/#comment-78242 Wow Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:52:02 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/body-heat-to-power-microchips/#comment-78242 Wow! those MIT geeks did it again! How will they outdo themselves next? Wow! those MIT geeks did it again! How will they outdo themselves next?

]]> By: Car Resources » Blog Archive » MIT Team Designs Microchips That Run On Bodyheathttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/body-heat-to-power-microchips/comment-page-1/#comment-78239 Car Resources » Blog Archive » MIT Team Designs Microchips That Run On Bodyheat Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:03:12 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/body-heat-to-power-microchips/#comment-78239 [...] at MIT was thinking when they set out to redesign the microchip to make it even more efficient.read more | digg [...] [...] at MIT was thinking when they set out to redesign the microchip to make it even more efficient.read more | digg [...]

]]> By: Microchips that run on Bodyheat | ZapNathttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/body-heat-to-power-microchips/comment-page-1/#comment-78218 Microchips that run on Bodyheat | ZapNat Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:42:41 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/body-heat-to-power-microchips/#comment-78218 [...] Today’s microchips, while tiny, still use a fair amount of power. This means that batteries have to be large and don’t usually last very long. But what if microchips were just a little bit more efficient? That’s what a team of engineers at MIT was thinking when they set out to redesign the microchip to make it even more efficient. - InHabitat [...] [...] Today’s microchips, while tiny, still use a fair amount of power. This means that batteries have to be large and don’t usually last very long. But what if microchips were just a little bit more efficient? That’s what a team of engineers at MIT was thinking when they set out to redesign the microchip to make it even more efficient. – InHabitat [...]

]]> By: |.::Come ricaricare il proprio cellulare con il calore del proprio corpo. Questo è lo scopo del nuovo microchip progettato dal team di ricercatori del MIT e TI, un innovativo sistema utilizzabile dai pacemaker ai palmari::.| Energia dall'uomo,energia terhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/body-heat-to-power-microchips/comment-page-1/#comment-78209 |.::Come ricaricare il proprio cellulare con il calore del proprio corpo. Questo è lo scopo del nuovo microchip progettato dal team di ricercatori del MIT e TI, un innovativo sistema utilizzabile dai pacemaker ai palmari::.| Energia dall'uomo,energia ter Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:33:28 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/body-heat-to-power-microchips/#comment-78209 [...] Inhabitat [...] [...] Inhabitat [...]

]]> By: hugohttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/body-heat-to-power-microchips/comment-page-1/#comment-78198 hugo Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:58:56 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/body-heat-to-power-microchips/#comment-78198 Thanks FlatGreg for clarifying. Thanks FlatGreg for clarifying.

]]> By: FlatGreghttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/body-heat-to-power-microchips/comment-page-1/#comment-78181 FlatGreg Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:31:12 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/body-heat-to-power-microchips/#comment-78181 To clarify - the innovation was regarding a low power chip, not a way to harness body heat or ambient energy as a power source. They're simply saying that with a power consumption this low, a body heat power source might be feasible. The inhabitat summary is a little misleading. Designing a chip to run at .3 V though is a huge accomplishment, so congrats to them on that.hugo: 1 - Processors certainly do, but only when they're active. A screen on high brightness however will be the biggest energy hog on a laptop. On a day to day basis though, most people aren't taxing their laptops enough for the CPU to have that big of a power draw. 3 - The design techniques allowing them to create a chip working at .3V was the invention. These techniques are what allowed them to tackle the various challenges (interference and variation in manufacturing are two). To clarify – the innovation was regarding a low power chip, not a way to harness body heat or ambient energy as a power source. They’re simply saying that with a power consumption this low, a body heat power source might be feasible. The inhabitat summary is a little misleading. Designing a chip to run at .3 V though is a huge accomplishment, so congrats to them on that.

hugo:
1 – Processors certainly do, but only when they’re active. A screen on high brightness however will be the biggest energy hog on a laptop. On a day to day basis though, most people aren’t taxing their laptops enough for the CPU to have that big of a power draw.
3 – The design techniques allowing them to create a chip working at .3V was the invention. These techniques are what allowed them to tackle the various challenges (interference and variation in manufacturing are two).

]]> By: hugohttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/body-heat-to-power-microchips/comment-page-1/#comment-78146 hugo Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:32:27 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/body-heat-to-power-microchips/#comment-78146 Aha, three issues.First, all my mobile applications (laptop, mobile phone, pda) loose their energy rapidly when I leave the screen or bluetooth turned on, I believe these are the real issues on mobile equipment. This is the first time I hear processors take a fair amount of energy.Second, how is it possible to turn bodyheat in energy with a fair efficiency? That would be quite a nice technology not just for micro processors, but for all mobile power needs.I am far from an electronic expert, but doesn't the .3 volts power supply leave too much room for interference? Increasing the sensitivity limits the use of this MP? Overcomming this problem is, I think, the biggest challange (bigger then the actual invention). Aha, three issues.

First, all my mobile applications (laptop, mobile phone, pda) loose their energy rapidly when I leave the screen or bluetooth turned on, I believe these are the real issues on mobile equipment. This is the first time I hear processors take a fair amount of energy.

Second, how is it possible to turn bodyheat in energy with a fair efficiency? That would be quite a nice technology not just for micro processors, but for all mobile power needs.

I am far from an electronic expert, but doesn’t the .3 volts power supply leave too much room for interference? Increasing the sensitivity limits the use of this MP? Overcomming this problem is, I think, the biggest challange (bigger then the actual invention).

]]> By: NewWays » Green/Clean Technology » Bodyheat Microchipshttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/body-heat-to-power-microchips/comment-page-1/#comment-78141 NewWays » Green/Clean Technology » Bodyheat Microchips Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:30:56 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/31/body-heat-to-power-microchips/#comment-78141 [...] via Inhabitat.com [...] [...] via Inhabitat.com [...]

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