Water and electronic devices: a combination usually best avoided. Don’t think so, researchers at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, which are developing a system that can recharge the digital devices – smartphone in the first place – thanks to the use of hot water. It will be a special water bottle that features on the cover, of a Usb plug-In: just connect a unit to achieve a fast charge. As revealed by the research team, “a bottle can provide 20 to 30 minutes of electricity after deducting from 0.3 to 0.5 liters of boiling water”.
Lightness and versatility
Anything new from the scientific point of view: the potential of the technologies at thermal power stations are well known to experts in the field. You might therefore think that the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology has truly “discovered the hot water”. In reality is trying to apply for the first voltatali principles to the world of consumer electronics. In this context, to allow the passage of heat energy will be an innovative chipposizionato just below the Usb socket. This will result in an object versatile and easy to handle. The additional weight of the chip – about 200 grams – in fact will be offset by the use, as insulation, a lightweight material originally developed for spacecraft in the place of stainless steel. In this way, the water will find its perfect application in all those contexts in which it will not be possible to have electricity, for example during an excursion in the midst of nature. Used at first as a container of drinking water, may in fact be extremely useful in case of unexpected events. A kind of power bank to the reserve to be activated simply by heating it on the fire, so 100% green.
To the market
it is Not yet clear when the product will be available, as reported by the Xinhua news agency, the researchers are currently looking for collaborations with external companies interested in turning the concept into reality. The final price should be between 150 and 200 yuan, that is, between 19 and 25 euros: not bad for a bottle with a similar function the additional. It will be interesting to see if he can carve out a niche in the market.
