Liquid metal electrode makes superstretchy nanogenerator

Wearable electronics such as activity trackers and biometric sensors demand power sources that can bend and flex as the body moves. Researchers have developed a triboelectric nanogenerator-which scavenges energy from static electricity produced during motion-using an electrode made from a liquid gallium, indium, and tin alloy. The device retains its function even when bent in half or stretched to three times its length.
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[@huyked]

1:58 I did not know scientists had such incredible moves! ;)

[@jimparsons6803]

How about that? Pretty clever. I had originally heard of this effect during my Freshmen Chemistry Courses and then in Physics, back during my initial University years. If the basic widgets are in place, the only thing left is the mechanical movement. Perhaps a wind/widget hybrid? To those that are used to more traditional versions of making electricity, this approach might seem pretty silly, but perhaps they have yet to be shocked sufficiently by static electricity? Now imagine that 'shock' going through a Shockley diode bridge. Elegant?

[@Bianchi77]

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