Digital world backslides into autocratisation

Digital world backslides into autocratisation

I love new technology and I often pick up the latest gadgets from sites like Kickstarter. Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder are one step closer to using humans as batteries. Not quite like the technology depicted in The Matrix, but still based on tapping into the thermoelectric energy generated by the body. In this case the energy will be used to power wearable devices, without the need for an additional battery. The target is to generate one volt per square centimetre of skin that can power fitness devices and other items. As usual with these stories, the technology…