Like Matrix: Human Battery Powers 350 LEDs with Bioenergy
Alabama researchers develop triboelectric nanogenerator that turns human movement into bioenergy, lighting up 350 LEDs with a simple gesture.
Triboelectricity, Plastic Beads Generate Energy Without Batteries
International researchers discover that different-sized plastic beads generate electricity through friction. Is a battery-free energy source possible?
Kinetic energy, the body will power smartwatches and fitness trackers
The kinetic energy of human movement will soon be able to power wearable devices, with a whole new class of nanogenerators.
Energy from every drop: the promise of rain as a renewable source
A team of Chinese researchers turns raindrops into a promising source of renewable energy.
The power is in the little things: energy from the oceans with triboelectricity
A new approach to nanogenerators also allows the energy of low-frequency sea waves to be exploited, thanks to triboelectricity.
A new brain stimulator feeds on breathing
Treatments for Parkinson's and other disorders will improve with the adoption of a new self-sustaining brain stimulator.
A new hearing aid requires no batteries and powers itself
A new technology both piezo and triboelectric is the basis of an innovative hearing aid that works without any battery.
The load-reducing backpack is powered by the energy of walking
A backpack that makes its load lighter for those who will carry it, and also recharges devices? It is the product of a China-US research
An interface of the future? The interactive map
An interactive paper on which to print interfaces that work in bluetooth without power? A Purdue team created it.
Energy from snow: developed generator and working devices
They are based on the principles of the so-called "triboelectric effect", and their fields of application are boundless.
