Harvesting Clean Energy from Thin Air: Scientists' Latest Breakthrough
Engineers have discovered a way to create a device that continuously harvests energy from humid air using almost any material that is pocked with nanopores less than 100 nanometers in diameter. The material can harvest the electricity generated by microscopic water droplets in humid air, according to a team led by engineer Xiaomeng Liu of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The generic Air-gen device is made from a thin film of material, such as cellulose, silk protein, or graphene oxide. The cellulose film the team tested had a spontaneous voltage output of 260 millivolts in the ambient environment, whereas a mobile phone requires a voltage output of around 5 volts.
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