New Piezoelectric Flexible Nanoribbons Prove 80% Efficient Conversion
Pacemaker owners all over the world and other people in need of a reliable, small current source will surely be glad when they'll hear that Princeton University scientists have developed an ultra-efficient (80%) piezoelectric system, able to transform mechanical work into electricity.
Alternating Current from Friction With Triboelectric Nanogenerators
Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered a way to produce electricity from random mechanical motion using triboelectric nanogenerators. These are devices fabricated...
Cornell Students Harnessing Wind Vibrations to Produce Free Electricity
A group of undergraduate students at Cornell University has conceived a device that can harness wind-induced vibrations into electricity through the piezoelectric effect. The Vibro-Wind Research Group is led by Frank Moon, Joseph Ford Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
New MEMS Element Transforms Vibration Into 85μW of Electricity
Two Europe based research institutes (IMEC and TNO), have developed a new MEMS element capable of converting vibration energy into electric power.
Innowattech Applying Piezoelectric Technology To Railroad Tracks For Electricity Generation
After modifying Israeli highways to produce energy from piezoelectric pads installed beneath the asphalt, Innowattech, an Israel-based company, now applied their technology on railroads.
New Piezoelectric Device Generates Energy From Human Respiration
Graduate Student Jian Shi and Engineering Assistant Professor Xudong Wang at the University of Wisconsin-Madison came up with a new device that is able...
A Step Ahead For Zinc Oxide Piezoelectrics: Over 20 Times Power Improvement
Piezoelectrics are a class of materials that, if applied a mechanical force, exert an electric current on the sides. You may already have knowledge about this, but researchers are studying how to take piezoelectric materials to the next step.
PZT Nanofibers Piezoelectric Generator Producing 1.6V Unveiled by SIT Scientist
Dr. Yong Shi, from Stevens Institute of Technology has released a paper called "1.6 V Nanogenerator for Mechanical Energy Harvesting Using PZT Nanofibers." He uses piezoelectric nanowire- and nanofiber-based generators that can convert mechanical energy into electricity.
New Aluminum Nitrate-Based Device Converts Low-Frequency Vibrations to Electricity
A team of scientists from the Institute of Microelectronics at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) claim to have found the source...
Smaller is Better – Understanding Pyroelectric Nanomaterials
Does size matter? Most people will say yes, and affirm that bigger is better. On the other hand, sometimes smaller can be better, as...
