Zaps of static electricity might be a wintertime annoyance, but to certain scientists, they represent an untapped source of energy. Using a device called a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), ...

The device is a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG)—a device that can capture and turn the energy from simple, everyday movements into electricity. They work by using materials that become ...

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