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October 2011
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Footfalls for Phone Calls New tech could power portable gadgets with every step. The idea of harvesting body energy for portable electronics is certainly not new, although some of this technology is. |
Chemistry World
August 15, 2012
Andy Extance |
Cells step toward plugless charging What if you could charge your phone's battery by slotting it into the sole of your shoe and walking on it? That bizarre scenario has just become more likely, thanks to Zhong Lin Wang and his team at the Georgia Institute of Technology, US. |
Chemistry World
October 16, 2012
Ross McLaren |
The future of fashion Researchers from the Republic of Korea have developed an energy harvesting device that can be incorporated into clothing to allow the wearer to generate electricity as they move and from static build-up in their clothing. |
Chemistry World
October 21, 2015
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Bacteriophages generate electricity under pressure Scientists from South Korea have used bacterial viruses to turn pressure into electricity; a finding they hope could pave the way toward self-powered pacemakers and other implantable electronics. |
Chemistry World
August 11, 2006
Tom Westgate |
Nanomachines Power up with Piezoelectricity Nanomachines sound like a great idea, but where is the nanobattery to power them? The problem could be solved with piezolelectric nanowires (NWs), tiny strips of matter a few atoms wide that give out electricity when they are flexed. |
Chemistry World
February 13, 2008
Simon Hadlington |
Clothes Power up Thanks to Nanowires Researchers in the US have invented a yarn that can generate electricity simply by being bent or twisted. |
Chemistry World
January 7, 2014
Cally Haynes |
Device runs on finger power Researchers in the US have demonstrated that mechanical energy from a human hand can power a microfluidic device. |
Chemistry World
January 14, 2011
Laura Howes |
Size matters in piezoelectric materials Nanowires that produce current when bent and deformed can show huge improvements in efficiency as their diameters are shrunk. The findings will help advance research to power technology at the nanoscale. |
BusinessWeek
March 7, 2005
Michael Arndt |
"Pacemakers" for the Rest of You Slews of tiny devices that deliver electrical stimulation to a wide variety of organs should soon become available. |
Chemistry World
September 15, 2011
Elinor Richards |
Electricity - Any Time, Any Place An energy scavenger device that can convert both solar energy and movement energy into electricity to power portable electronics has been made by scientists from Korea and the US. |
Chemistry World
February 10, 2014
Polly Wilson |
Putting the power in power-dressing Scientists in the UK developing wearable electronics have knitted a flexible fabric that delivers twice the power output of current energy harvesting textiles. |
Chemistry World
May 13, 2015
Heather Powell |
Electricity harvested from magnetic noise Wireless battery charging may benefit from a new generator that harnesses magnetic energy from our environment. |
Knowledge@Wharton
March 26, 2003 |
An Aging, Fatter Population Drives Demand for New Medical Devices The use of implantable devices to treat heart disease, orthopedic complaints and other conditions is growing strongly because of advancing technology, increasing demand from an ageing and overweight population, and greater acceptance by physicians and patients of implantation. |
Chemistry World
March 2, 2012
Holly Sheahan |
Piezoelectricity improves solar cell efficiency US researchers have come up with an explanation for their recent results that show that introducing piezoelectric semiconductor nanowires into solar cells improves their efficiency. |
Chemistry World
January 29, 2010
Andy Extance |
Polymer nanofibres smash energy record Nanogenerators that can scavenge energy from movement have come a step closer, after researchers in the US, Germany and China described the most efficient examples of such devices yet made. |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2007
Prachi Patel-Predd |
Artificial Joints That Talk Smart technology could reduce risks of hip and knee replacement surgery. |
Technology Research News
February 11, 2004 |
Mechanical storage goes low power Researchers in Korea have devised a very low-power method of reading bits of information stored in areas of film that measure 50 nanometers. The method could eventually be used in ultrahigh-density mechanical storage devices. |
Chemistry World
April 2011 |
Waste Not, Want Not Modern devices waste a lot of energy as heat, noise and vibration. Here's a look at a new breed of energy scavenging materials that could recapture some of it. |
