Likewise, for materials with return-point memory, alternating between positive and negative deformations can leave a memory of the sequence that researchers can read or erase.

Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are widely used in the wearable field. Choosing high-performance and safe triboelectric materials to monitor abnormal gaits remains challenging.

A triboelectric series usually involves different types of materials, but the different chunks of PDMS formed their own series, too. Contact history mattered there, as well.

Advances in materials science stemming from research in South Korea are leading to higher-performance piezoelectric and triboelectric, and self-powering, sensors.

Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) generate electricity through friction between different materials. Typically, this occurs when two distinct materials move against each other.

Their creation, called the Corrugated Origami Triboelectric Nanogenerator (CO-TENG), is a lightweight, battery-free, and cost-effective sensor. By blending paper self-folding techniques with ...