Technology company MicroGen is spotlighted in an article written by Cornell University and published in R&G Magazine. MicroGen recently unveiled their new BOLT energy technology that turns vibrations into electricity. MicroGen is a startup incubating in the Cornell Business and Technology Park and BOLT was developed using tools at the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility (CNF).
MicroGen plans to provide its technology for a variety of industrial and building applications. An immediate use, according to Robert Andosca, founder, president and CTO of MicroGen, would be in wireless tire pressure monitoring systems required in new automobiles since 2007. (Underinflated tires waste gas and make tire failure more likely.) Current units are powered by batteries that last only about three years, but the company's vibration-powered generator could last up to 20 years and is less expensive to manufacture, Andosca said. He also added that other sensors in cars, such as airbag accelerometers, could also go wireless too, he added. Wireless humidity sensors in clothes dryers are another possible application.
For more info, visit the original article here, and for more info about BOLT, visit the July 11th Tech Innovations article.
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