Ever wonder how you were going to change the batteries on your unholy army of robotic fleas? Well Georgia Tech’s got you covered. Their tiny generator grabs power from vibrations and tiny movements and puts out continuous current. The device harnesses its power from the piezoelectric properties of zinc oxide, meaning if Barbra Streisand was a lifeguard she could probably power California. Rimshot!
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I'm Michael Condouris, and this is my second blog. The first one's Wacky Neighbor. I was born in 1975 in New Jersey. I live in Aberdeen, NJ, with my fiancée Carrie, in our new suburban paradise. We have two pets, a Shih Tzu named Coco and a beagledor named Zoë. I was on Jeopardy once. I lost, though, just like in the Weird Al song.
Besides Smallistry, my interests include robots, space, movies, movies about robots and/or space, and Mexican restaurants. Recently I've also become fond of the Wii and ancient history. I dislike conversations about food, sports, other people's children, and conspiracy theories. I'm ok with talking about the weather though. My hat size is 7 1/4, and I have no sense of smell.
I've pretty much stopped blogging in the last, oh, 6 months or so, because talking about tiny things got a bit stale and life had a habit of getting in the way. So for the time being, the site will live on as a Twitter feed of whatever floats through my head.
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April 6th, 2007 at 9:42 am
The article says these can generate 4 watts per cubic centimeter. I just want a liter jug of those for my house!