News articles tagged with 'nanogenerator'
Nanogenerators grow strong enough to power small conventional electronics
— 9 Nov 2010 12:40 | TechnologyBlinking numbers on a liquid-crystal display (LCD) often indicate that a device's clock needs resetting. But in the laboratory of Zhong Lin Wang at Georgia Tech, the blinking number…
Researchers use improved nanogenerators to power sensors based on zinc oxide nanowires
— 29 Mar 2010 06:57 | TechnologyBy combining a new generation of piezoelectric nanogenerators with two types of nanowire sensors, researchers have created what are believed to be the first self-powered nanometre-scale…
New fibre nanogenerators could lead to electric clothing
— 13 Feb 2010 21:06 | TechnologyIn research that gives literal meaning to the term 'power suit,' University of California, Berkeley, engineers have created energy-scavenging nanofibres that could one day be woven…
New nanogenerator may charge iPods and cell phones with a wave of the hand
— 27 Mar 2009 14:35 | TechnologyImagine if all you had to do to charge your iPod or your BlackBerry was to wave your hand, or stretch your arm, or take a walk? You could say goodbye to batteries and never have to…
Nanogenerators produce electricity from running rodents
— 14 Feb 2009 09:50 | TechnologyCould hamsters help solve the world's energy crisis? Probably not, but a hamster wearing a power-generating jacket is doing its own small part to provide a new and renewable source…
Power shirt generates electricity from physical motion
— 13 Feb 2008 18:00 | PhysicsNanotechnology researchers are developing the perfect complement to the power tie: a 'power shirt' able to generate electricity to power small electronic devices for soldiers in the…
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