Could this temperature sensor reduce power consumption in medical devices?

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A new temperature sensor that runs at 113 pW could make wearables and even implantable medical devices less power dependent, according to research from the University of California at San Diego.

The temperature sensor, developed by electrical engineers at UCSD, uses about 628 times lower power than state-of-the-art power sources and is 10 billion times smaller than a watt. Considered “near zero power,” the engineers suggest that the temperature sensor could extend battery life in a variety of wearable or implantable devices that measure body temperature. It could able be used to create a new class of devices that is capable of harvesting its energy from the body or surrounding environments.

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