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Inventing materials to help produce electricity in the human body
On July 6, scientists from Tel Aviv University (Israel) announced a nanomaterial that can 'catch' parts of the body to produce electricity.
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Scientists have made permanent chewing gum with customized flavors
Japanese scientists made chewing gum with a customizable flavor. This can happen thanks to the piezoelectric effect.
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Phone can take electricity from human body
In the next two years, we will most likely witness the human body supplying electricity to electronic devices such as phones and tablets.
Environment
Exploiting electricity from vehicles on the road
Mexican entrepreneurs have developed a low-cost electricity exploitation system by taking advantage of the traffic of vehicles on the road.
Science Events
Make electricity from falling rain drops
Exceeding more than 8,600 projects, 18-year-old Ceren Burcak Dag has just won the Stockholm Prize for Water for Students at the World Water Week 2009 conference in Stock…
New technology
Create a super-elastic material that can generate electricity when pulled or compressed
A team of researchers has developed an organic rubber-like material with high elasticity, which is interesting when stretching or compressing produces electricity.
New technology
Great progress in wireless technology
The idea of producing electricity from airborne vibrations is not new, but a team at the Singapore Institute of Science and Technology has turned it into reality.
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Enhance the performance of UV LEDs with zinc oxide microfiber
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology used zinc oxide microfibers to significantly improve the efficiency of ultraviolet light emitting diodes.
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Turns the road into a power supply
To capitalize on the mechanical means, a company in Israel has built street and highway power generation.