On the 12th, Nature Science magazine (UK) released an engineering update: European scientists reported the first 'organ' that mimics power cells, a flexible superpower made of biocompatible materials, inspired by sources In electric eels, it meets the needs of soft robots and will have great potential on grafts, wearable devices.
Nature has always been regarded as a source of various technological ideas and major inventions of mankind. Scientists study the structure and function principle of organisms in nature and invent new devices and technologies based on these principles. Researchers at this time simulated the generation of cells The super-power, inspired by the 'electric high voltage line' - the electric eel, a fish that is known for its short-lived, powerful discharge that instantly produces powerful electrical dodging prey of up to 100 W. Amazingly, It is also free to discharge, to grasp the discharge time and intensity.Electric eel relies not on the battery, but thousands of generating cells, these cells stacked together to discharge a large number.
Michael Meyer, a researcher at the University of Friborg, Switzerland, and his colleagues developed a hydrogel-based tubular system that closely mimics the characteristics of power cells, and elaborated a fold-like fold Structure to help control the discharge, resulting in the final power supply, can produce similar voltage and electric eel.
Researchers have said that as technology and organism continue to evolve, power, which is biocompatible, mechanically compliant, and captures the chemical energy inside biological systems, has become a necessity, and is now the world's first Software made of compatible materials, flexible and transparent 'electrical organs', very much in line with the requirements of software robots - are non-rigid and do not require plug-in connections.
The authors say that if the next generation of design can improve performance, the system will be more widely used in the power of transplants, wearable devices and other mobile devices to really open the door to the supply of 'electric organs'.
