No Batteries Required: Energy-Harvesting Yarns Generate Electricity (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Dallas

No Batteries Required: Energy-Harvesting Yarns Generate Electricity

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Coiled carbon nanotube yarns, created at the University of Texas at Dallas and imaged here with a scanning electron microscope, generate electrical energy when stretched or twisted.

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University of Texas at Dallas

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