It's peltier thermoelectric generator TEG time again!<br />This time the University of Colorado Boulder claim to have a new flexible TEG device you can stick on your skin that can power wearable and Internet of Things devices. It's The Matrix! and the media are lapping it up.<br />Can your body generate enough power for a smart watch or internet of things gadget? Dave runs the numbers...<br /><br />The paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/7/eabe0586<br />UoC video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hexScHvEFwQ<br />Anton's Pretrov's channel: <br />https://odysee.com/@whatdamath:8<br />https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCciQ8wFcVoIIMi-lfu8-cjQ<br />Matrix Powerwatch BUSTED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4OeOQtiW0w<br />Voltage vs Power vs Energy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdbhnmA4M9g<br />TEG Experiments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aSPopIcKLQ<br /><br />Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1383-human-battery-energy-harvesting-busted/<br /><br />00:00 - It's TEG time again!<br />00:40 - It's all over the media<br />01:58 - The paper<br />04:39 - Voltage vs Power vs Energy<br />06:47 - Energy Harvesting<br />13:20 - Bench measurements<br />19:20 - 100nW LOL<br />20:42 - Compared to a coin cell battery<br />Subscribe on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@eevblog:7<br />EEVblog Web Site: http://www.eevblog.com<br />The 2nd EEVblog Channel: http://www.youtube.com/EEVblog2<br />EEVdiscover: https://www.youtube.com/eevdiscover<br />Support the EEVblog through Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/eevblog<br /><br />AliExpress Affiliate: http://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/c2LRpe8g<br />Buy anything through that link and Dave gets a commission at no cost to you.<br /><br />Donate With Bitcoin & Other Crypto Currencies!<br />https://www.eevblog.com/crypto-currency/<br /><br />T-Shirts: http://teespring.com/stores/eevblog<br />#Debunking #TheMatrix #TEG