NSF’s Discovery Files Podcast

BODY HEAT!


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Imagine! The body’s own heat powering a simple medical device you wear to take your temperature! Researchers have developed battery technology that uses thermal energy, produced by body heat, to power a low-profile, wearable device that detects if you have a fever. It could also do temperature checks and accurate, rapid fever detection in large crowds. Learn more at NSF’s “The Discovery Files.
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NSF’s Discovery Files PodcastBy U.S. National Science Foundation

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