Hamster-Powered Generator? Why Not »
Posted By biancalauren 9 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & TechnologyWe all know horses can emit power hence scientists coined the term “horse power”. Who would ever thought that your pet hamster can generate energy? That is what Zhong Li Wang and his team are making. They are manufacturing generators out of piezoelectric nanowires. The latest model in fact consists of zinc-oxide nanowires connected to one another and mounted on a flexible plastic surface. This nanogenerator aims to collect different kinds of biomechanical energy. They did an experiment by placing a small jacket on the hamster’s body. As the hamster runs in the treadmill and scratches itself, an energy produced and harvested by the generator.
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