Convert Nanowatts to Ergs per Second
Convert Nanowatts (nW) to Ergs per Second (erg/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
erg/s = nW × 0.01
About Nanowatts
A nanowatt (nW) is 10⁻⁹ W - the power scale of ultra-low-power embedded systems. Cardiac pacemakers deliver sensing pulses at nanowatt levels to preserve 7-10 year battery life. RFID tags harvest ~10-200 nW from reader fields. Solar cells in wristwatches and calculators operate on ambient indoor light yielding tens of nanowatts. A standard AA cell (13,500 J) discharged at 1 nW would last over 400 years. Neuromorphic chips target 10-100 nW per neuron-equivalent circuit. 1 nW = 10⁻⁹ W.
About Ergs per Second
An erg per second (erg/s) is the CGS unit of power - exactly 10⁻⁷ W. Despite SI adoption, erg/s persists in astrophysics: the Sun's total luminosity is 3.828 × 10³³ erg/s; a peak supernova radiates ~10⁴³ erg/s - more power than the Sun emits over its 10-billion-year lifetime. X-ray binaries, active galactic nuclei, and neutron star accretion rates are catalogued in erg/s across decades of archival literature. 1 erg/s = 10⁻⁷ W.
Quick Reference Table
| Nanowatts (nW) | Ergs per Second (erg/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 nW | 0.01 erg/s |
| 2 nW | 0.02 erg/s |
| 5 nW | 0.05 erg/s |
| 10 nW | 0.1 erg/s |
| 25 nW | 0.25 erg/s |
| 50 nW | 0.5 erg/s |
| 100 nW | 1 erg/s |