Nov
30
An Ocean Wave Generator That Works like Seaweed
November 30, 2021 | Leave a Comment
Researchers at Dalian Maritime University, Marine Engineering College reported they have developed flexible power generators that mimic the way seaweed sways to efficiently convert surface and underwater waves into electricity to power marine-based devices. Ocean waves can be powerful, containing enough energy to push around sand, pebbles and even boulders during storms. These waves, as […]
Nov
4
Pressure Found to Enhance Perovskite Piezolectric Properties
November 4, 2021 | Leave a Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Scientists at the ARC Center of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies found stress enhances the properties of a promising material for future technologies. The researchers’ discovery of a new exotic state of a promising, room-temperature multiferroic material has exciting implications for future technologies using these enhanced properties. By combining a careful […]
Oct
7
Wood Floors Can Be Engineered to Produce Electrical Current
October 7, 2021 | Leave a Comment
Researchers from Switzerland are tapping into an unexpected energy source right under our feet – wood flooring. Their nanogenerator has been presented in the journal Matter. The nanogenerator enables wood to generate energy from our footfalls. The team also improved the wood used in the their nanogenerator with a combination of a silicone coating and […]
Aug
18
Healthy Electric Current Production Inside The Human Body
August 18, 2021 | Leave a Comment
Tel-Aviv University researchers have developed an innovative material that is eco-friendly, completely biological and non-toxic, and causes no harm to the body’s tissues. The material is as strong as titanium and extremely flexible. The new development will allow for the charging of pacemakers using only the heartbeat, eliminating the need for batteries. The new material […]
Jul
15
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology scientists have used a compound made from a starch derivative and baking soda to help convert mechanical to electrical energy. The approach, developed by scientists at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Technology (DGIST), with colleagues in Korea and India is cost-effective and biocompatible, and can help charge […]