Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have created a new piezoelectric nanogenerator that promises to overcome the restrictions found in previous attempts to ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Nanogenerators are innovative self-powered energy harvesters that convert kinetic energy created from vibrational and mechanical sources into electrical power, removing the need ...

A new impact-based design turns gentle everyday motion into bursts of electricity, greatly boosting the power output of flexible piezoelectric devices for real-world use. (Nanowerk Spotlight) A person ...

The energy efficiency of a new piezoelectric nanogenerator has increased by almost 40 times, one step closer toward the commercialization of flexible energy harvesters that can supply power infinitely ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 6, 2016 -- Large quantities of fish are consumed in India on a daily basis, which generates a huge amount of fish "biowaste" materials. In an attempt to do something ...

As an additive manufacturing technique enabling complex geometric fabrication, direct ink writing (DIW) has established itself as a cornerstone technology for flexible electronics production. However, ...

Was there a time when you were introduced to the piezoelectric effect in one of your physics classes and wondered, “If piezoelectric crystals generate voltage when subjected to vibration, can’t we ...

Can a heart-implanted micro-robot operate permanently? Can cell phones and tiny robots implanted in the heart operate without having their batteries charged? Such advances may be possible in the near ...

Indians consume a lot of fish: Data from 2014 estimated that each urban citizen consumed an average of 2.8 kg per year, or about 3.7 million kg for the whole country. That leaves a lot of leftover ...

Over the past few decades, cardiac pacemaker technology has improved to the point that pacemakers have become a commonplace medical implant that have helped improve or save the lives of many millions ...