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Biodegradable triboelectric nanogenerator
Atomistic Tribology, News

Biodegradable Triboelectric Nanogenerators to Power Implantable Sensors

Energy harvesting (also sometimes called scavenging) is a process of energy derivation from the ambient sources, e.g., sunlight, wind, heat, mechanical vibrations, etc.  The main idea is that devices can collect the energy present in their surrounding environment in real...
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Triboelectric Nanogenerators with Direct Current

Concerns surrounding the sustainability of our environment continue to receive close attention around the world. Global citizens look for new technology to provide them with improved creature comforts while, at the same time, technology that decreases its footprint on the...
wave energy
Atomistic Tribology, News

Triboelectricity to collect wave power

Nature provides three sources of energy for free: sunlight, air and gravity. Solar and wind power are increasingly exploited, gravity less so. Hydraulic power plants harvest energy from flowing rivers. Tidal energy can be gathered along some inlets and coasts....