Researchers have managed to extract electrical energy from environmental noise by exploiting the piezoelectric properties of zinc oxide nanowires with a device that could herald a new generation of local power sources.
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Thundat, T. Flexible approach pays off. Nature Nanotech 3, 133–134 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2008.47
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