Harvesting Electricity: Triboelectric Generators Capture Wasted Power

Image shows how power is generated by sliding two materials together and then creating a gap between them. This effect could be used to produce power for portable electronic devices. (Credit: Inertia Films)
Dec 09, 2013 - Atlanta, GA
Researchers are developing a family of generators that provide power by harnessing the triboelectric effect.

Two-Stage Power Management System Boosts Energy-Harvesting Efficiency

Triboelectric nanogenerators use a combination of the triboelectric effect and electrostatic induction to generate small amounts of electrical power from mechanical motions such as rotation, sliding or vibration. (Credit: Zhong Lin Wang Laboratory)
Jan 11, 2016 - Atlanta, GA
A power management and storage system could boost energy harvesting.
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