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Scientists at the University of Southampton have developed a generator used to power devices which need something other than a battery or mainline power as the power source.

This miniature generator is powered by vibrations from the world around it which in turn make magnets on a cantilever at the centre of the device wobble to generate the power.

The generator’s creators say the generator is up to 10 times more efficient than similar devices

The tiny device, is less than one cubic centimetre in size, and it was initially developed to sit inside air compressors, but other applications could include self powered medical devices such as pacemakers.

In a pacemaker the beating of the human heart would be strong enough to keep the magnets inside the device wobbling.

It could also be used to power sensors attached to road and rail bridges to monitor the health of such structures.

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