Piezoelectric Effect Archives – The Green Optimistic

New Piezoelectric Device Generates Energy From Human Respiration

Mike Sandru — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:42:21 +0000

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 to convert small amounts of mechanical energy into electricity. In other words, the device could be used to capture energy from respiration. The secret of this innovation is the plastic microbelt […]

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Bismuth-Ferrite Piezoelectric Material Opens New Roads for Energy Generation

Mike Sandru — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:32:58 +0000

Researchers at the UC Berkeley and the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley Lab have developed a new lead-free material that generates electricity when exposed to stress. One day, this phenomenon called piezoelectricity could become as common as backyard grills.

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Sainsbury's Using Parking Cars' Kinetic Energy to Power Up

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:50:13 +0000

Sainsbury's, from Gloucester, UK, is the first supermarket to use the kinetic energy coming from the cars entering their parking lot to (partially) power their shop.

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