Army Scientists Work on New Technologies to Make Recharging Batteries More Efficient

Energy. It is on everyone’s mind. Once something that many people never gave a second thought, most didn’t worry about where it came from, how much was available or even worry about saving it.

However, times have changed. Energy efficiency and conservation is at the top of many lists. These lists not only belong to environmental advocates, but also major corporations, industrial facilities, and even the U.S.

The Army is so concerned over energy availability and efficiency, it has focused a great deal of time an effort into its research. As a result, the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has made great strides in the field of Energy Scavenging.

What Is Energy Scavenging?

Energy Scavenging is a technique that utilizes the ambient energy from the environment to convert it into a useable form that could power electronics or other devices. So instead of using the types of batteries that we are used to, Linear Technology, states:

“A more effective wireless power solution may be to harvest ambient mechanical, thermal, or electro-magnetic energy in the sensor’s local environment.” Read more…