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Apr 1, 2011

Nanogenerators Produce Electricity While You Dance

Dr. Zhong Lin Wang of theGeorgia Institute of Technology has reported that he and his team of Einsteins constructed nanogenerators with enough energy to potentially power LCDs, LEDs and laser diodes by moving your various limbs. These micro-powerhouses -- strands of piezoelectric zinc oxide, 1 / 500 the width of a single hair strand -- can generate electrical charges when flexed or strained. 

Wang and his team of researchers shoved a collection of their nanogenerators into a chip 1 / 4 the size of a stamp, stacked five of them on top of one another and can pinch the stack between their fingers to generate the output of two standard AA batteries -- around 3 volts. Imagine how convenient to charge your phone in your pocket sans the bulky battery add-ons. And that's only one application of this technology. 

21 comments:

  1. edApril 1, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    i wish i could dance

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  2. Whoog TunesApril 1, 2011 at 4:32 PM

    dam thats a cool device. i wonder when it will become availible

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  3. DavidApril 1, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    That sounds incredibly useful.

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  4. NopeApril 1, 2011 at 6:12 PM

    Dude that's really awesome! Just get a whole bunch of people dancing in a factory and call it a power plant!

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  5. DazzaApril 1, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    future looks good, jumping around with microchips/nanogenerators all over our bodies =D

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  6. AnonymousApril 1, 2011 at 7:01 PM

    Finally, people will be able to buy vibrators that power themselves.

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  7. Painkiller!April 1, 2011 at 7:10 PM

    WOW!
    Awesome!

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  8. OnikazamApril 1, 2011 at 10:54 PM

    So a rave party can potentially turn into a power plant?

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  9. KrillKronesApril 1, 2011 at 10:55 PM

    Pretty amazing! Sweet post! :)

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  10. zepdragonApril 1, 2011 at 11:02 PM

    Very interesting post. Eventually just wearing them could power our homes

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  11. UnknownApril 1, 2011 at 11:33 PM

    cool will follow !!

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  12. LuciferApril 2, 2011 at 12:59 AM

    interesting....following

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  13. TrelinApril 2, 2011 at 1:04 AM

    I wanna buy a wiggle-battery.

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  14. pezasiedApril 2, 2011 at 1:27 AM

    I want this! It would give me another excuse to dance

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  15. PolybiusApril 2, 2011 at 1:59 AM

    Professional dancers are going to be billionaires if they start selling that energy, it seems.

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  16. R. CuttsApril 2, 2011 at 2:00 AM

    this is an incredibly cool piece of manufacturing.. i see world energy and world obesity problems solved.. your fat.. you can watch tv.. but you must dance for it!!!

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  17. psykeApril 2, 2011 at 2:31 AM

    Remember that julian assange dancing video? He could power a whole country!

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  18. BTN Hip HopApril 2, 2011 at 5:15 AM

    man ill wear one in the mosh pits

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  19. AnonymousApril 2, 2011 at 5:22 PM

    That is really exciting. There are so many possibilities for this.
    You could have, say, flexible monitor screens stretched all over your body while you dance at a rave. How trippy would that be?

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  20. Blog HuntApril 2, 2011 at 5:28 PM

    wow that's funny haha i would so go if i could dance!

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  21. AdamApril 3, 2011 at 3:57 AM

    That's awesome!

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