Researchers at the University of Michigan have created a mini sensor that draws its energy from micro sized solar panels as well as heat and or movement. The sensor is 0.10" by 0.14" by 0.03".The sensor only needs one nanowatt to operate-that's one billionth of a watt. Most of the time it would be in sleep mode and only waking to record movements or changes. They're thinking possible uses would be inside the human body to monitor head and eye pressure, tumors, environmental changes, building and bridge monitoring.
Read about the tiny solar powered sensor here at Physorg.com.
2 comments:
That is an interesting thought, but would it be safe for us to use solar for our human body?
Kristine
www.sunetric.com
Hey Kristine, thanks for stopping by!
I'm not an MD but there are people and companies producing non-toxic solar materials for panels. One of them is "Morgan Solar."
Whether someone or company has produced solar powered materials that would safe inside the human body-I wouldn't know right now.
Even if the materials would be non-toxic for the human body, would a person want a tiny solar powered chip inside their body?
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