Re: [biofuel] implantable thermoelectric generator

2004-08-12 Thread Martin Klingensmith
tallex2002 wrote: implantable thermoelectric generator http://www.biophan.com/articles/ns.php http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns5091 Power implant aims to run on body heat Just think if these chips become mass produced in a few years and the possible

RE: [biofuel] implantable thermoelectric generator

2004-08-12 Thread Bryan Brah
The articles hype this technology as a way to power implanted medical devices like pacemakers, but it seems questionable that a patch of skin will provide enough juice to shock your heart. Anyway, don't they have inductive charging systems for pacemaker batteries that eliminate the need for