Nanogenerators turn you into a duracell

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.

[Bav @ Apr 17th 2006 7:23AM]

What, so the electricity is to power yourself or to output into something, eg. your house?

any ideas anyone?

[swifty @ Apr 17th 2006 7:39AM]

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

[weatherman @ Apr 17th 2006 7:48AM]

Yay! A power source for my subcutaneous, blue-tooth connected, OLED animated tatoo!

[Larry Rowland @ Apr 17th 2006 8:21AM]

Welcome to the Matrix!

[charlie @ Apr 17th 2006 8:28AM]

I wonder if you can add some extra "juice" to certain areas of the body??

[Andrew @ Apr 17th 2006 8:32AM]

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!

[conglacio @ Apr 17th 2006 8:42AM]

this is what I am thinking off!
http://216.127.78.103/~dutch-starwars.com/database/overig/pics/force_lightning_1.jpg

[Jake Biigs @ Apr 17th 2006 8:46AM]

Oled tatto? freakin sweet!

[shirizaki @ Apr 17th 2006 9:23AM]

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!

[furtim @ Apr 17th 2006 9:36AM]

Awesome! Finally! Now we just have to wait for science to perfect flashlight eyeballs like JC Denton had in Deus Ex. ;)

[chuck @ Apr 17th 2006 9:38AM]

I was thinking of turning a certain part of my body into a flashlight... well maybe at least a penlight. :-)

[mpmaley @ Apr 17th 2006 10:05AM]

"Welcome to the Matrix!"

qft.

[Thomas @ Apr 17th 2006 10:07AM]

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!

[PEZ @ Apr 17th 2006 10:18AM]

Now that the stupid comments are set aside, lets see the real possiblilites.

Recharging your laptop from your ballsack!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

[some_bloke @ Apr 17th 2006 10:31AM]

Product recalls will be a bitch... Coppertop.

[John @ Apr 17th 2006 12:50PM]

I thought The Matrix was the more obvious entertainment reference here.

[ChrisS @ Apr 17th 2006 1:10PM]

Yakov says:

"In my country, Nanogenerators turn YOU into battery"

[Vezquex @ Apr 17th 2006 5:52PM]

I guess cars won't be the only things to have spinners.

[anonymouse @ Apr 18th 2006 12:34AM]

no more watch batteries to replace...

or, now you can provide endless power to your subcutaneous door-unlocking RFID chip...

[Brickhead @ Apr 18th 2006 12:44AM]

These aren't wrinkles....

They're POWER LINES!

[Alex K @ Apr 18th 2006 2:25AM]

Everyday we're getting closer to the 666.

[Prester John @ Apr 18th 2006 3:15AM]

I, for one, welcome our new nano-wired overlords.



Especially as I aspire to become one of them... :D

[Alex @ Apr 18th 2006 7:36AM]

Wow, think of what could be possible.

[Slinger @ Apr 18th 2006 10:23AM]

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!

[guitarkid1992 @ Feb 1st 2008 4:24PM]

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.

[boredyethyper @ Jul 1st 2008 9:48PM]

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!!!