Tag: Energy Harvesting
Carnegie Mellon Researchers Develop Liquid Metal for 3D Printing
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have developed liquid metal for processing with a 3D printer. Soft, stretchable materials that are also electrically conductive are hard to come by. It’s […]
Researchers Harvest Energy From Radio Waves to Power Wearable Devices
We’ve all heard about radio waves. These are signals permeated by microwaves and Wi-Fi connections. However, these are not just mere signals of energy consumed but are also sources of […]
MAX20361: Smallest Solar Harvester Increases Runtime for Wearables and IoT Applications
Designers are often challenged with the tradeoff between small size and long runtime for wearable and IoT applications. Addressing that challenge is MAX20361, a single-/multi-cell solar harvester with maximum power […]
Flexible Thermoelectric Device Harvests Energy from Skin Temperature to Power Wearables
Researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) developed flexible thermoelectric devices with high power generation performance by maximizing flexibility and heat transfer efficiency. The research team also […]
Stretchable System Can Power Wearables By Harvesting Energy From Wearer’s Breathing and Motion
A stretchable system that can harvest energy from human breathing and motion for use in wearable health-monitoring devices may be possible, according to an international team of researchers, led by […]
Researchers Develop Wearable Textile That Harnesses Solar Energy And Converts Them Into Electrical Energy
Researchers at Swiss Laboratory Empa and ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich) have developed a material that works like a luminescent solar concentrator and can even be […]