Transformation of body heat to electricity

Preview question: Based on the introduction, what do you think this video is going to be about?

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Youngshang Han, one of the engineers featured in the video, was inspired to make wearable electronics because of this movie.

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What is the primary purpose of the wearable electronic devices discussed in the video?

• To keep the user warm

• To generate electricity from body heat

• To monitor health without energy use

• To replace batteries in devices

Han and Malakooti's new device is an example of...

• energy transfer

• energy creation

• energy transformation

• energy destruction

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Based on the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics, why does the device feel cold on a person's skin? (HINT: Heat from ______ is transferred to _____ so _________________).

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Which scientific law is connected to the idea that energy can be transferred or transformed but not created or destroyed?

• Law of Conservation of Mass

• 2nd Law of Thermodynamics

• 1st Law of Energy

• 1st Law of Thermodynamics

What is the MOST IMPORTANT REASON for Han and Malakooti's device to be flexible and stretchy?

• To make it less expensive to produce.

• So that it will not be uncomfortable for a person to wear in their clothes.

• So that it can stretch over a person or object while they are wearing it and still produce electricity.

• To make it stronger.

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The particles in liquid metal are

• flowing and randomly arranged

• locked in place and vibrating

• locked in place and randomly arranged

• flying and randomly arranged

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What were some possibilities you heard in this video of how this new device could be used in the future?

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If energy cannot be created or destroyed (1st Law of Thermodynamics), what do you think the presenter means when they talk about "waste heat"?

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