Nanogenerators turn you into a duracell
By Ryan Block 
posted Apr 17th 2006 7:14AM
posted Apr 17th 2006 7:14AM
For anyone who
thought gyms with workout equipment that generate electricity were a good idea, prepare to be one-upped. Researchers at
the Georgia Institute of Technology are working on metallic nanowires as nanogenerators that transform bodily kinetic energy
into pure electricity. We were all thinking, oh, sweet, power-generating nanotech clothes. Naw dude, these peeps want to implant the
nanogenerators right in your corporeal form for maximum energy output. Thought your mom got mad when you got a tattoo
or piercing? Try explaining subcutaneous power generating zinc oxide nanowires.
these nanogenerators are tiny pezioelectric wires that when compressed release a charge, so theoretically they could implant this nanogenerator into your arm,, hand, or shoulder and connect it to a usb port also implanted and you could literally charge your ipod by moving the body part that the generator is in.
Are you people that blind? Why would you put a corporate microchip in your body? Do you not realize the potential of control that could entail? Next thing you know, they'll want to have all of your banking records on that chip to make paying for stuff "easier." Yes, it would be convenient, but realize that this is really just a ploy to be able to track your every movement by satellite. One step towards global domination/imprisonment. WAKE UP!!!
What, so the electricity is to power yourself or to output into something, eg. your house?
any ideas anyone?
And then we invent robots with AI to dominate us and use us as battery packs for... themselves! NICE! I cant wait to have my body plugged in... to the matrix. =p
Yay! A power source for my subcutaneous, blue-tooth connected, OLED animated tatoo!
Welcome to the Matrix!
I wonder if you can add some extra "juice" to certain areas of the body??
And next it's the nuclear power-plant developed in your ass in order to fart tactical nukes over america (as Bush will say!) Hahahahahahahahahaha!
this is what I am thinking off!
http://216.127.78.103/~dutch-starwars.com/database/overig/pics/force_lightning_1.jpg
Oled tatto? freakin sweet!
Sadly enough, this technology will be controlled by a variant of Windows.
Expect random crashes, too toasted foods, and random electrocutions.
I too thought about force lightning, but I hope this means I won't have to rely on cell phone batteries or wirry about having my car battery die out....
WAIT!!! Someone call the patent office so I can patent some human electricity - electric car doohicky! Buy some red bull!
Awesome! Finally! Now we just have to wait for science to perfect flashlight eyeballs like JC Denton had in Deus Ex. ;)
I was thinking of turning a certain part of my body into a flashlight... well maybe at least a penlight. :-)
"Welcome to the Matrix!"
qft.
Oh great get all these electrical generators implanted in my body and when I leave the doctors office I will look like John Ritter in "Skin Deep" after he gets his shock therapy!
Ouch!
Now that the stupid comments are set aside, lets see the real possiblilites.
Recharging your laptop from your ballsack!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
Product recalls will be a bitch... Coppertop.
I thought The Matrix was the more obvious entertainment reference here.
Yakov says:
"In my country, Nanogenerators turn YOU into battery"
I guess cars won't be the only things to have spinners.
no more watch batteries to replace...
or, now you can provide endless power to your subcutaneous door-unlocking RFID chip...
These aren't wrinkles....
They're POWER LINES!
Everyday we're getting closer to the 666.
I, for one, welcome our new nano-wired overlords.
Especially as I aspire to become one of them... :D
Wow, think of what could be possible.
Late night of cramming and paper writing ahead of you? No problem! You've been walking around all day storing extra energy. Late night of partying ahead of you? Buzz starting the wear off and you're getting drowsy? No problem!