Liquid-Metal Generator Harvests the Body's Motions

Mar-18-19 A liquid-metal based triboelectric nanogenerator can produce enough electricity from natural body motions to power implanted medical devices.

Developed by a team from Purdue University, the liquid-metal-inclusion based triboelectric nanogenerator (LMI-TENG) consists of a layer of silicon and liquid metal surrounded by the skin-like material Ecoflex. As the flexible, wearable device is distorted by the body’s movement, it can harvest the energy to help power medical devices—with the soft, liquid construction being particularly suited to moving with the body.

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