Study: Microfiber fabric makes own electricity

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Study: Microfiber fabric makes own electricity

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Georgia Tech scientists say "nanogenerator would be a simple and economical way to harvest energy from the physical movement."

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Static Cling Finds a New Home?
by socraticmethodman February 16, 2008 12:48 PM PST: This sounds like a fantastic invention. Can't wait to see more. TextileWorks.com salutes Professor Zhong Lin Wang. Please let us know if you put up a video as we would love to see this microfiber in action!; Like this Reply to this comment

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