How self-powered life jackets could turn wave motion into an emergency signal

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by Phys.org / ScienceDaily (tech) at 05 Nov, 14:20 UTC

A life jacket that powers its own distress signal could soon provide protection for people on the water thanks to a device developed by University of Wollongong (UOW) researchers and their international collaborators. The gadget generates electricity from movement, such as the rock of a wave or the…