Self-sufficient Wireless Transmitter Powered by Foot-Pumped Urine Operating Wearable MFC

Research

Education and Research

Fuel cells that use bacteria as catalysts to produce hydrogen gas, which is then used to generate electricity. In this application, the hydrogen also provides buoyancy control.

United Kingdom

Wearable energy generators embedded with miniaturized microbial fuel cells (MFCs) that are fuelled with urine pumped by the wearer’s footsteps. They are designed to be self-sufficient and power small devices.