(Nanowerk Spotlight) Medical devices that interface with the human body need power sources as safe as they are reliable. While sophisticated electronics can monitor health conditions and deliver ...
Zaps of static electricity might be a wintertime annoyance, but to certain scientists, they represent an untapped source of energy. Using a device called a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), ...
A team led by Professor Lee Joo-hyuk of the Department of Energy Engineering at DGIST (President Lee Kunwoo) has developed an ionic polyurethane-based triboelectric generator [1] with self-healing, ...
Researchers are exploring various approaches to harvesting ambient energy from sunlight, vibrations, heat differentials and other sources. However, most have focused on single energy types that are ...
A report from UK-based climate and energy think tank Ember notes that clean energy sources accounted for 40.9% percent of electricity produced around the world in 2024. The finding comes from data and ...
Self-elevating seawall gate uplifts from the underground storage space, creating a difference in seawater level before and after the gate elevation. Due to the difference in sea level, strong inflow ...