Harnessing Energy with Fish Scales
Sep-12-16
An innovative new battery made of fish scales can harvest the energy of small motions to produce electricity.Developed by a team at the Jadavpur University in India, the generator is made using fish scales that are usually treated as waste. Taking advantage of the scales’ collagen nano-fibril makeup, which has piezoelectric properties, the team first treated the scales with a demineralizing solution that made them transparent and flexible. The treated scales were then attached to gold electrodes and laminated with a polypropylene film to render them more robust.
The resulting “bio-piezoelectric nanogenerator” was able to deliver enough energy to power an array of LED lights by harnessing the motion of a hand slap.
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Can it be produced/manufactured commercially and made available in the market?
Posted by Venkatraman Bhat on September 15, 2016
Is the raw material actual fish scales?
Can this material be stacked or combined in such a way as to produce more power ?
What is the ratio of movement to power?
Can movement be the movement of frequency or air waves?
Posted by Rosalia Miceli on September 16, 2016
I am interested in your invention. Please contact me.
Posted by Alan Kam on September 28, 2016
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Can it be produced/manufactured commercially and made available in the market?
Posted by Venkatraman Bhat on September 15, 2016
Is the raw material actual fish scales?
Can this material be stacked or combined in such a way as to produce more power ?
What is the ratio of movement to power?
Can movement be the movement of frequency or air waves?
Posted by Rosalia Miceli on September 16, 2016
I am interested in your invention. Please contact me.
Posted by Alan Kam on September 28, 2016
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