Bye Bye Battery

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The age of the battery as we know it is soon coming to an end.  Researchers in New Zealand have further developed dielectric elastomer generators (DEGs), a.k.a. artificial muscles or soft generators, by eliminating the necessity for the external components to be large and rigid.  They now are constructed with rubber membranes and carbon grease mounted in a frame.  The dielectric elastomer switches produce energy when they are deformed and flexible enough to wear or put in an environmental setting.  This is on the path to having human movement producing energy which will lead to the elimination of toxic batteries in the ecosystem.