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Powering small devices with water


Small electric charge could be used in calculators, phones


By James Pearce

Oct. 20 — Canadian scientists have developed a method of generating electricity from water for use in small devices, which could pave the way for products such as liquid-powered calculators and mobile phones.
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       The power generated from a single channel is extremely small—a 30cm column of water will produce one to two microamps (one millionth of an amp)—but the researchers envisage millions of parallel channels being used to increase the power output to a level sufficient to power small electrical devices such as mobile phones and calculators.
       The system requires input of energy in the form of applying pressure to the liquid in the channels. Mobiles powered by this method would not be plugged into power mains to recharge, but would require pumping.

       “The applications in electronics and microelectronic devices are very exciting,” Kostiuk said. “This technology could provide a new power source for devices such as mobile phones or calculators which could be charged up by pumping water to high pressure. What we have achieved so far is to show that electrical power can be directly generated from flowing liquids in microchannels.”
       The research was published recently in the Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering published by the Institute of Physics.

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http://abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s971598.htm
http://www.betterhumans.com/News/news.aspx?articleID=2003-10-20-9