Skin ElectricityTop of Mind with Julie Rose • Season 1, Episode 1651, Segment 6
Jul 27, 2021 • 17m
Here’s a wild idea: human skin conducts electricity, so what if your wrist could serve as a charging dock for your smartwatch? Then you’d never have to take it off. Could this actually work? Could it hurt? Jeremy Gummeson, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, explores the concept. (Segment produced by Abby Haralson)