That's awesome, and agreed, the primary problem seems to be energy storage. Cool that they can use the beetles wings. Some of the deep brain stimulation implants they are using these days, have these big battery packs(not that big but big if you have to make room for them by drilling a hole in your skull) that seem like a terrible idea, especially when you need to change the battery. <div>
<br></div><div>Other forms of power generation include RF scavenging: <a href="http://www.navysbir.com/04_1/130.htm">http://www.navysbir.com/04_1/130.htm</a></div><div>and electrowetting: </div><div><a href="http://www.nature.com/ncomms/journal/v2/n8/full/ncomms1454.html">http://www.nature.com/ncomms/journal/v2/n8/full/ncomms1454.html</a></div>
<div><a href="http://www.deltaself.com/2011/08/body-powered-electronics-take-another-stride-forward/">http://www.deltaself.com/2011/08/body-powered-electronics-take-another-stride-forward/</a></div><div><br></div><div>It'd be great to experiment with this alternative forms of power generation. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Jean<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 5:58 AM, Eric Boyd <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mrericboyd@yahoo.com">mrericboyd@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2011/09/06/powering-a-cyborg-beetle-without-batteries/" target="_blank">http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2011/09/06/powering-a-cyborg-beetle-without-batteries/</a><br>
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"One issue with this system, apart from the fact that the existence of<br>
cyborg insects is probably going to give you horrifying nightmares for<br>
the rest of your life, is the problem of powering the implants."<br>
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Eric<br>
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