!e world’s demand for energy is causing a dramatic escalation of social and political unrest. Likewise, the environmental impact of global climate change due to the combustion of fossil fuels is becoming increasingly alarming. One way to improve the sustainability of our electricity base is through the scavenging of waste heat with thermoelectric generators (Box 1). Home heating, automotive exh...

Waste heat present in exhaust gas produced from various industrial processes or internal combustion engines transport are a reservoir of untapped energy [...]

Heading for a largely improved interface between individuals and electronics this paper presents enabling technologies for the integration of electronics into textile fabrics. For the realization of ‘wearable electronics’ we discuss a packaging and interconnect technology, a silicon-based micro-machined thermoelectric generator chip for energy harvesting from body heat, and an interwoven antenn...