Energy Scavenging Nanogenerator Finds Power All Around Us
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on Phys.org.
These are the opening two paragraphs.
Imagine a mobile phone charger that doesn’t need a wireless or mains power source. Or a pacemaker with inbuilt organic energy sources within the human body.
Australian researchers led by Flinders University are picking up the challenge of “scavenging” invisible power from low-frequency vibrations in the surrounding environment, including wind, air or even contact-separation energy (static electricity).
I’ve known people with pacemakers, including someone with a nuclear-powered one. But surely this would be better, as the power source would be everlasting.
I don’t think I know anyone with one now! Are they less common?
Conclusion
If this can be commercialised, it is a very interesting development.
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