Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have created the world’s first self-powered sensors at the nanometric scale. Tiny generators embedding thousands of nanowires produce electricity whenever the wires are subjected to mechanical strain, and can be used to power microscopic sensors without the need for batteries…
Tags: Nanoscale,
Nanosensor,
Piezoelectric,
World’s First
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