Electricity from Tape



 Static electricity is being studied as an untapped source of energy. Scientists use a device called a TENG or tribal electric nano generator it uses the tribal electric static effect to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. Most TENGs use costly, specifically manufactured materials. One team instead used extremely inexpensive materials, store-bought, tape, aluminum, metal, and plastic. The research team posted about their Improved tape based TENG NACS Omega.

The team was led by Gang Wang and Moon Hyung Jang. The last experiment consisted of stacking layers of tape, plastic film, and aluminum. It formed a useful, low-cost TENG. When the layers are pressed together and pull apart, a tiny bit of electricity is created. The stickiness of the tape was preventative as a lot of of force had to be executed to pull apart the layers.

The new TENG has new tape. The old TENG used double-sided tape, the scientist decided to use thicker heavy duty, single-sided tape. Power was suddenly generated between the polypropylene backing of the tape and the acrylic layer.

The surfaces were much smaller to stick and unstick. This allows the tape to connect and disconnect rapidly. It also means that the TENG would create even more power  in a shorter timeframe then  previous methods.

The researchers also added a vibrational plate that separated the layers apart, creating electricity as they came into contact or separated over and over again. The test shows the new TENG designed generates a maximum power of 53 Milli watts. It will light more than 350 LED‘s! The team also used the tape TENG with two different sensors. One was a self powered wearable bio sensor for discerning arm movements.

The other is an acoustic sensor for sound waves. 

This study demonstrates the use of a low cost. TENG that actually performs well.! 


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Mike Giradi from Stereotimes commentary on Holostage Room Treatments

I have been  friends with Mike Giradi for a few years and he has helped me test numerous designs .    I was so honored a few weeks ago when he agreed to give these Holostages a few words.  From. Mike G. The sound was a little closed in at first, but then it really opened up to prove it is another great audio product. The noise floor is greatly reduced. I am hearing details I've never heard before. When it's in the recording, the soundstage widens in all directions. The timbre of each instrument is spot on. The six Holostages installed in my room aided in the C13 alignment of air molecules to a far greater extent than the Bybee IQSE devices I had previously been using. Every instrument had greater depth, pop and presence. Listening to classical music on movie soundtracks is incredible now. The Holostages installed on my BACCH4MAC and monoblocks was the answer to what was needed. The noise floor dropped significantly in both cases resulting in greater clarity and music...
Read more

Queen Bee 🐝

Image
  Bees hide an interesting secret. When the hive loses its queen, who alone is able to give life to the colony and maintain order in a perfectly organized society, all seems lost. The life of the hive slows down. Without new eggs, the future is lost. In a few weeks, the colony may be doomed. But the bees do not panic. Nor do they expect salvation from outside. Demonstrating extraordinary collective intelligence and profound instincts, they trigger spectacular emergency procedures, almost unimaginable in a world dominated by insects. --- ◆ The transformation begins with a simple but essential choice The worker bees choose common larvae - those who would normally be mere workers. They are nothing special. They are not born different. But their fate changes completely. They are chosen to receive a special food: royal jelly. A rare substance, produced by healthy bees, rich in proteins, vitamins and bioactive compounds. This is royal food in the purest sense of the word. The larvae fed ...
Read more

Novel Acoustic Wave Discovered

Image
  A new diffraction phenomenon was researched and published on January 14, 2025. The team was led by Tohoku University with collaboration from the Japan atomic energy agency and the RIKEN Center for emergent matter science. Surface acoustic waves (SAWs) are elastic vibrations. They travel along the surface of materials, not unlike ripples on a pond. SAWs are an important part of frequency filters used in every day devices like our cell phones. These devices change electrical signals in vibrations, or ripples. This occurs because of the piezoelectric  effect and it enables efficient signal processing. During this experiment, the team created a periodic array of magnetic nanoscale materials. The magnetic array is a sort of specialized grating that the waves passed through. The scientists were surprised. Instead of the usual symmetric defraction, the team saw something different. They observed a completely new, asymmetrical diffraction of SAWs called ‘non-reciprocal defraction’....
Read more