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– Researchers at Nankai University in China and East Eight Energy in China have created a miniature generator that converts the movements of molecules in room temperature liquid into electricity.
– The device is 1-centimeter square and consists of a top and bottom electrode with several 25-nanometer-wide strands of zinc oxide attached to each.
– By submerging the device into a container of liquid at room temperature, the molecular motion of the liquid causes the strands of zinc oxide to generate a small voltage and current.
– The researchers hope that this technology can be used to power nanotechnologies such as tiny implants for drug delivery, as well as be scaled up to power larger devices.
– The ability to convert the thermal motion of molecules into electricity without the need for any other energy source could lead to a clean and ubiquitous energy source for low-power devices.
Source: [sciencewithrv]
