KAIST develops low-cost, large-area piezoelectric nanogenerator
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Bending the nanogenerator produces a difference of potential between the two electrodes (Image: KAIST)
KAIST's nanocomposite piezoelectric generator produces electricity from vibrational and mechanical energy (Image: KAIST)
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Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have created a new piezoelectric nanogenerator that promises to overcome the restrictions found in previous attempts to build a simple, low-cost, large scale self-powered energy system.
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