Using liquid metal to turn motion into electricity, even underwater — ScienceDaily
From www.sciencedaily.com
2021-08-31 17:14:07
Excerpt:
Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a soft, stretchable device that converts movement into electricity and works in both dry and wet environments.
“Mechanical energy — such as the kinetic energy of wind, waves, body movement and vibrations from motors — is abundant,” says Michael Dickey, corresponding author of a paper on the work and Camille & Henry Dreyfus Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at NC State. “We have created a device that can turn this type of mechanical motion into electricity. And one of its remarkable attributes is that it works perfectly well underwater.”