Human body heat for powering wearable devices: From thermal energy to application

@article{Thielen2017HumanBH,
  title={Human body heat for powering wearable devices: From thermal energy to application},
  author={Moritz Thielen and Lukas Sigrist and Michele Magno and Christofer Hierold and Luca Benini},
  journal={Energy Conversion and Management},
  year={2017},
  volume={131},
  pages={44-54}
}
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