A wide variety of nanomaterials are being explored in the search for technologies that can extract energy from the environment to generate electrical power for sensors and other devices.
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White, B. Beyond the battery. Nature Nanotech 3, 71–72 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2008.19
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