Electronics

It’s getting hot in here: Flexible glass-fabric thermoelectric generator converts body heat to electric energy

By Jessica McMathis / April 23, 2014

A team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has developed an “extremely light and flexible” glass fabric-based thermoelectric (TE) generator that not only moves with you, but harnesses heat from the human body while doing so.

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Good vibrations: New nanogenerator shows promise for self-powered electronics

By Jessica McMathis / February 25, 2014

A team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has discovered a way to charge your smartphone battery even when you’re away from your charger.

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Super-small erasable SketchSET transistor, ‘artificial atom’ could lead to super-big payoff

By Eileen De Guire / April 27, 2011

An atomic-scale depiction of the SketchSET shows three wires (green bars) converging on the central island (center green area), which can house up to two electrons. Electrons tunnel from one…

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