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Re: Thermoelectric Generator Powered by Body Heat

From: Bryan Andersen <>
Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2001 17:43:17 -0500

Aaron Dragushan wrote:
> 
> Hey guys,
> 
> I thought you might be interested in this; a battery that turns body
> warmth into power. It's solid state, and contains no chemicals.  neato.  :)
> 
> http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/011001/10436_2.html

The technique has been known for years.  It's the peltier effect.  
The same process reversed pumps heat.  The batteries on most of 
NASA's deep space probes use the same technique.  It's just that 
they use a decaying nuclear pile as the heat source rather than a 
body.  30 plus years life in hard radiation isn't all that bad 
for durability.

I was hoping they had figured out how to make it flexible so it 
could be made into clothing.

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