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Small-Scale Energy Harvesting from Environment by Triboelectric Nanogenerators [PDF]

, 2019
The increasing needs to power trillions of sensors and devices for the Internet of Things require effective technology to harvest small-scale energy from renewable natural resources.
Wang, Jie, Wang, Zhong Lin, Zhang, Chunlei, Zhou, Linglin   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Vision‐Augmented Wearable Interfaces: Bioinspired Approaches for Realistic AI‐Human‐Machine Interaction

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review presents recent progress in vision‐augmented wearable interfaces that combine artificial vision, soft wearable sensors, and exoskeletal robots. Inspired by biological visual systems, these technologies enable multimodal perception and intelligent human–machine interaction.
Jihun Lee, Gwuidong Ryu, Kisoo Kim, Feng Xu, Won Gu Lee   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A self-powered soft triboelectric-electrohydrodynamic pump

Nature Communications
Soft pumps have the potential to transform industries including soft robotics, wearable devices, microfluidics and biomedical devices, but their efficiency and power supply limitations hinder prolonged operation.
Fangming Li, Shuowen Sun, Xingfu Wan, Minzheng Sun, Steven L. Zhang, Minyi Xu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Graphene‐Based Wearable Textile Triboelectric Nanogenerators and Biomechanical Sensors

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This study presents a wearable textile‐based triboelectric nanogenerator (T‐TENG) using sprayed graphene enhanced with a PVA adhesion layer. The graphene‐based electrode demonstrates high electrical conductivity and robustness to multiple bends. The fabricated T‐TENG provides stable and efficient output, with strong responsiveness to biomotion.
Hongyang Dang, Benji Fenech‐Salerno, Antonio Alessio Leonardi, Federico La Barbera, Felice Torrisi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hard‐Magnetic Soft Millirobots in Underactuated Systems

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review provides a comprehensive overview of hard‐magnetic soft millirobots in underactuated systems. It examines key advances in structural design, physics‐informed modeling, and control strategies, while highlighting the interplay among these domains.
Qiong Wang, Zixuan Zhang, Bingyan Li, Junkai Wang, Hongcheng Gu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A CRITICAL REVIEW ON THE MATERIAL ASPECTS OF TRIBOELECTRIC NANOGENERATORS (TENG) [PDF]

, 2023
Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENG) take the advantage of coupling effect for harvesting energy in the area of electronics for various self-powered applications.
Anand, Deepak, Sambyal, Ashish Singh, Vaid, Rakesh   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Towards optimized triboelectric nanogenerators

Nano Energy, 2019
The rapid progression of electronic technologies is predicted to enhance the quality of life of the people around the world. A key challenge in achieving these targets is the need to develop sustainable power sources, which can support the ubiquitous and mobile operation of next generation electronic devices.
Dharmasena, R.D.I.G., Silva, S.R.P.
openaire   +4 more sources

Toward Wireless Implantable Robotic Systems Driven by Magnetic Field for Personalized Therapy

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Robotic materials are playing an increasingly vital role in enabling sensing and actuation at small scales. This perspective highlights recent advances in magnetic materials and magnetically actuated devices for wireless sensing, actuation, and energy harvesting toward implantable robotic systems for closed‐loop therapy.
Yusheng Wang, Ruijian Ge, Xiaoguang Dong
wiley   +1 more source

A Review on Sensor Technologies, Control Approaches, and Emerging Challenges in Soft Robotics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review provides an introspective of sensors and controllers in soft robotics. Initially describing the current sensing methods, then moving on to the control methods utilized, and finally ending with challenges and future directions in soft robotics focusing on the material innovations, sensor fusion, and embedded intelligence for sensors and ...
Ean Lovett, Maxwell Hammond, Niloufar Seyfi, Amirreza Fahim Golestaneh, Venanzio Cichella, Caterina Lamuta   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

High-performance triboelectric nanogenerator based on a rotating-switch structure for efficient wind energy harvesting

Energy Materials and Devices
Existing nanogenerator technologies for harvesting high-power energy from wind encounter significant challenges due to limitations in current output. Here, we propose a rotating-switch triboelectric nanogenerator (RS-TENG) that uses mechanical triggering
Juan Pan, Wuliang Sun, Ying Zhan, Xiaoxia Lv, Xin Li, Yaxin Huang, Baodong Chen, Ding Nan   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source