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Virus-templated fabrication of piezoelectric nanogenerators

By Maja Bosanac
8 December 2013

kaist-virus-nanogenerator-1A group of researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has synthesized a nanogenerator – a flexible piezoelectric energy harvesting device based on biological templates. The biotemplated nanogenerator is low cost and it can be self-powered by simple finger movements that could be used to power small commercial LCD screens and… »

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A wearable device that vibrates fingertip could improve wearer’s touch

By Damir Beciri
4 August 2011

georgia-tech-wearable-stochastic-resonance-glove-1Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a glove with a special fingertip which employs stochastic resonance in order to improve the wearer’s sense of touch and motor performance. The technology could be used to assist individuals whose jobs require high-precision manual dexterity or those with medical conditions that reduce their sense of… »

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MIT researchers develop fibers that can detect and produce sound

By Damir Beciri
One Comment13 July 2010

mit-functional-fibers-sasha-stoyarov-yoel-fink-and-noemie-chocatResearchers from MIT announced a new milestone on the path to functional fibers – fibers that can detect and produce sound. Yoel Fink, an associate professor of MIT’s Department of Materials Sciences and Engineering, and his associates have been working to develop fibers with more sophisticated properties, in order to create fabrics that can interact… »

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Walk over Sustainable Dance Club floor tiles to generate power

By Damir Beciri
2 Comments17 April 2010

sustainable-dance-club-pavement-powerPiezoelectric power generating technology isn’t quite new, however, its implementation and optimization is becoming more popular these days. We already wrote about Pavegen in one of our previous articles and in this article we’re going to write about an example in Toulouse, France. The energy provided by pedestrians is used to generate electricity in order… »