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Title: Flexible, biodegradable device can generate power from touch
Post by: markdansie on August 14, 2015, 12:17:43 AM
Scientists have developed of a biodegradable nano generator made with DNA that can harvest the energy from everyday motion and turn it into electrical power.[/color][/font]
http://revolution-green.com/flexible-biodegradable-device-can-generate-power-from-touch/

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The researchers built a nanogenerator using a flexible, biocompatible polymer film made out of polyvinylidene fluoride, or PVDF. To improve the material's energy-harvesting ability, they added DNA, which has good electrical properties and is biocompatible and biodegradable. Their device was powered with gentle tapping, and it lit up 22 to 55 light-emitting diodes.
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