Topic: Power Harvesting

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Former Soviet Spy
Episode 218 1:41:50 - 1:44:01

218: Former Soviet Spy

DARPA Human Power Harvesting, Kinetic Energy

DARPA and MIT researchers are developing technology to harvest electricity from the human body using heat and kinetic energy. The hosts compare this to the plot of "The Matrix," where humans are used as batteries. They suggest this technology will eventually be used to power wearable surveillance devices like GPS "scram" bracelets.