Human battery powered by blood
A report in the SMH 4 August 2003 has revealed that researchers at Panasonic's Nanotechnlogy Research Laboratory near Kyoto, Japan have developed a device that produces electricity from human blood. The researchers have created a so called 'human battery' that draws power from blood glucose, and mimics the way the body generates energy from food. So far, the scientist have only managed to produce very low power levels.
Theoretically, in the future it could allow a person to pump out 100 W. But as reported, this would entail converting all the food eaten by the individual into electricity. In practice, less power would be generated since food is needed by the body.
The 'human battery' could potentially be used to run devices embedded in the body, or sugar-fed robots.
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