️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  Battery life is consistently listed as a major flaw of smartphones, smartwatches and other wearables.<unk> Battery life is consistently listed as a major flaw of smartphones, smartwatches and other wearables.<unk> Battery life is consistently listed as a major flaw of smartphones, smartwatches and other wearables. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> Atmel has released its latest microcontrollers (MCUs) for a variety of gadgets that are so low power they can even harvest energy from a person's body.<unk> Atmel has released its latest microcontrollers (MCUs) for a variety of gadgets that are so low power they can even harvest energy from a person's body. Atmel has released its latest microcontrollers (MCUs) for a variety of gadgets that are so low power they can even harvest energy from a person's body. Atmel said its MCUs extend 'battery life from years to decades, reducing the number of times batteries need to be changed in devices'<unk> The ultra-low power SAM L microcontrollers are part of Atmel's 32-bit ARM-based MCU range. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ During a demonstration of the microcontrollers to ARMDevices.net at this year's CES, Andreas Eieland, Atmel's director of product marketing demonstrated how he could power a radio by placing his hand on a panel. During a demonstration of the microcontrollers to ARMDevices.net at this year's CES, Andreas Eieland, Atmel's director of product marketing demonstrated how he could power a radio by placing his hand on a panel. This panel recognized a change in temperature between the hand and the room and this was harvested to create charge.<unk> This panel recognized a change in temperature between the hand and the room and this was harvested to create charge. Mr Eieland said this is based on piezoelectric materials. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> PFC<unk> is a type of piezoelectric material made up of integrated electrodes, and an adhesive polymer matrix. PFC<unk> is a type of piezoelectric material made up of integrated electrodes, and an adhesive polymer matrix. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ They use a third of the power of rival chips and tests have shown they are the lowest power microprocessor ever made.<unk> They use a third of the power of rival chips and tests have shown they are the lowest power microprocessor ever made. Microcontrollers run on...
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