Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Miniature Powerhouse?!

Resource: Science Illustrated September/October 2011

Ever seen a tiny generator before? I have and its one awesome powerhouse. A new type of battery has been made by Toshiyuki Ueno of Kanazama University in Japan. This battery is battery vibration -driven generator the size that measures less than an inch. This battery can deliver twenty times as much energy as itself. It consists of two pieces of magnetostrictive material galfenol, with weights added. It is influenced by weak vibration, the weights are displaced, affecting the galfeno pieces and generating power.

This article was very small. I believe more information should have been put. I would grade this a low C if put in grading letter terms. Also, I think this could replace energy sources for small electronical devices.

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