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New Micro-Machine Harvests Energy from Vibrations

SOURCE: DIGG • 2009-12-30
TOPICS: Energy Harvesting • Transducers • Electrical Phenomena • Piezoelectricity • Sustainable Energy • Energy

[67 diggs @ General Sciences] Highways, train stations, and even dance floors: the world is full of vibrating surfaces that could yield a rich trove of clean, sustainable energy. Its called piezoelectric energy, formed by the conversion of mechanical strain into electrical cur... read more »

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