Wearable microgrid (VIDEO)

University of California - San Diego

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This shirt harvests and stores energy from the human body to power small electronics. UC San Diego nanoengineers call it a "wearable microgrid"--it combines energy from the wearer's sweat and movement to provide sustainable power for wearable devices.

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UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering

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