The nanogenerator was inspired by the way that existing carbon capture systems selectively absorb CO 2 from industrial flue gas, says Xiwang Zhang, the university's Dow Chair in Sustainable ...

Zaps of static electricity might be a wintertime annoyance, but to certain scientists, they represent an untapped source of ...

Improving upon a previously reported design, researchers publishing in ACS Omega have created a triboelectric nanogenerator ...

An innovative triboelectric nanogenerator using store-bought tape achieves high power output, enabling self-powered sensors ...

This research field has expanded rapidly in recent years due to the potential of nanogenerator breakthroughs as sustainable and renewable sources of energy. In this article, we explain the different ...

This array of nearly 150 LEDs is powered by repeatedly sticking and unsticking layers of store-bought tape as part of a triboelectric nanogenerator, along with plastic and aluminum.