• Electricity generated from compression: Nylon-film device keeps working after being run over by a car A new method enabled the nylon device to generate electricity each time it was bent, squeezed or tapped. • Researchers have become successful in generating electricity from compression using a flexible nylon-film device. • RMIT University researchers’ device keeps working even after being run over by a car multiple times. • This achievement opens the door to self-powered sensors on our roads and other electronic devices. • The team also pointed out that nylon innovation support new technologies for traffic-management sensing on roads. • Certain materials can produce an electrical charge when they are squeezed Researchers also revealed that certain materials - such as quartz, some ceramics and even bone - produce an electrical charge when they are squeezed, pressed or vibrated.
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- Electricity generated from compression: Nylon-film device keeps working after being run over by a car A new method enabled the nylon device to generate electricity each time it was bent, squeezed or tapped. Researchers have become successful in generating electricity from compression using a flexible nylon-film device. RMIT University researchers’ device keeps working even after being run over by a car multiple times. This achievement opens the door to self-powered sensors on our roads and other electronic devices. The team also pointed out that nylon innovation support new technologies for tr
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