Innovation Toronto Innovation Toronto

.

Highlights from the race between genius and stupidity . . .

  • About Us
    • Privacy Policy
  • List of Institutions
  • Institution Updates
  • 1MM to 3MM Visitors
    • 2MM to 3MM Visitors
    • 1MM to 2MM Visits
  • 100k to 1MM Visitors
    • 500k to 1MM Visitors
    • 300k to 500k Visitors
    • 200k to 300k Visits
    • 100k to 200k Visits
  • Up to 100k Visitors
    • 50k to 100k Visits
    • 25K to 50K Visits
    • 10k to 25k Visits
    • Under 10k Visits
Menu
  • About Us
    • Privacy Policy
  • List of Institutions
  • Institution Updates
  • 1MM to 3MM Visitors
    • 2MM to 3MM Visitors
    • 1MM to 2MM Visits
  • 100k to 1MM Visitors
    • 500k to 1MM Visitors
    • 300k to 500k Visitors
    • 200k to 300k Visits
    • 100k to 200k Visits
  • Up to 100k Visitors
    • 50k to 100k Visits
    • 25K to 50K Visits
    • 10k to 25k Visits
    • Under 10k Visits
loading...
The Latest
  • Opening the door for vaccines against viruses that we don’t yet know about
  • New ultra-thin optical coatings could dramatically extend the life of solar panels by 6 times
  • New desalination approach makes it is possible for water, produced by sunlight, to be even cheaper than tap water
  • Achieving passive cooling inside naturally conditioned buildings in hot arid climates
  • Generating power from salt water at seawater-freshwater boundaries
  • Getting RNA for the first time from extinct species like the Tasmanian Tiger increases resurrection chances
  • Discovering the intention of a person using just brain wave data
  • Removing microplastics from water with fungus
  • DNA movable-type storage represents a major step forward in the field of data storage
  • Ultrasound can change brain functions for up to an hour
Home Nanogenerator

A new nanogenerator could make ocean sensors and communications platforms self-powered

A new nanogenerator could make ocean sensors and communications platforms self-powered

Read more

Share 0
Tweet
Share
Share

A thermal power nanogenerator with no solid moving parts

A thermal power nanogenerator with no solid moving parts

Read more

Share 0
Tweet
Share
Share

New nanogenerator creates electricity from snowfall

New nanogenerator creates electricity from snowfall

The first-of-its-kind nanogenerator designed by UCLA researchers and colleagues also acts as a weather station UCLA researchers and colleagues have designed a new device that creates electri... Read more

Share 0
Tweet
Share
Share

A triboelectric nanogenerator attached to the body enables self-powered electronics

A triboelectric nanogenerator attached to the body enables self-powered electronics

Gold tab attached to skin converts mechanical energy into juice for wearables, self-powered electronics Searching for a power outlet may soon become a thing of the past. Instead, devices wil... Read more

Share 0
Tweet
Share
Share

Electricity from the blood running in your veins

Electricity from the blood running in your veins

Men build dams and huge turbines to turn the energy of waterfalls and tides into electricity. To produce hydropower on a much smaller scale, Chinese scientists have now developed a lightweig... Read more

Share 0
Tweet
Share
Share

Harvesting energy from human motion could power your cell phone for a week

Harvesting energy from human motion could power your cell phone for a week

The day of charging cellphones with finger swipes and powering Bluetooth headsets simply by walking is now much closer. Michigan State University engineering researchers have created a new w... Read more

Share 0
Tweet
Share
Share

Cellulose nanogenerators could one day power implanted biomedical devices

Cellulose nanogenerators could one day power implanted biomedical devices

Implantable electronics that can deliver drugs, monitor vital signs and perform other health-related roles are on the horizon. But finding a way to power them remains a challenge. Now scient... Read more

Share 0
Tweet
Share
Share

Flexible, biodegradable device can generate power from touch (video)

Flexible, biodegradable device can generate power from touch (video)

Long-standing concerns about portable electronics include the devices’ short battery life and their contribution to e-waste. One group of scientists is now working on a way to address... Read more

Share 0
Tweet
Share
Share

New nanogenerator harvests power from rolling tires

New nanogenerator harvests power from rolling tires

A group of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers and a collaborator from China have developed a nanogenerator that harvests energy from a car’s rolling tire friction. An innovative... Read more

Share 0
Tweet
Share
Share

Elastic, Flexible Piezoelectric Energy Harvester for Stretchable Electronics

Elastic, Flexible Piezoelectric Energy Harvester for Stretchable Electronics

A research team led by Professor Keon Jae Lee of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed a hyper-s... Read more

Share 0
Tweet
Share
Share

Mobile phones come alive with the sound of music

Mobile phones come alive with the sound of music

Charging mobile phones with sound, like chants from at football ground, could become a reality, according to a new collaboration between scientists from Queen Mary University of London and N... Read more

Share 0
Tweet
Share
Share

The first demonstration of a self-powered cardiac pacemaker

The first demonstration of a self-powered cardiac pacemaker

This technology could facilitate the use of self-powered flexible energy harvesters, not only prolonging the lifetime of cardiac pacemakers but also realizing real-time heart monitoring. As... Read more

Share 0
Tweet
Share
Share

Great improvements to nanogenerator power efficiency

Great improvements to nanogenerator power efficiency

The energy efficiency of KAIST’s piezoelectric nanogenerator has increased by almost 40 times, one step closer toward the commercialization of flexible energy harvesters that can suppl... Read more

Share 0
Tweet
Share
Share

Vibration energy the secret to self-powered electronics

Vibration energy the secret to self-powered electronics

A multi-university team of engineers has developed what could be a promising solution for charging smartphone batteries on the go — without the need for an electrical cord. Incorporated dire... Read more

Share 0
Tweet
Share
Share

Power from the Sea?

Power from the Sea?

The Triboelectric Effect As sources of renewable energy, sun and wind have one major disadvantage: it isn’t always sunny or windy. Waves in the ocean, on the other hand, are never still. Ame... Read more

Share 0
Tweet
Share
Share
12

Most Visited Today

Most Visited This Week

Most Visited This Month

Most Visited This Year

Featured Today . . .

Opening the door for vaccines against viruses that we don’t yet know about

Read More
on 30 September 2023

New ultra-thin optical coatings could dramatically extend the life of solar panels by 6 times

Read More
on 29 September 2023

New desalination approach makes it is possible for water, produced by sunlight, to be even cheaper than tap water

Read More
on 28 September 2023

Achieving passive cooling inside naturally conditioned buildings in hot arid climates

Read More
on 27 September 2023
load more
The Latest University & Research Institutions Updated . . .

Case Western Reserve University

University of Regensburg

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Princeton University

University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

Texas A&M AgriLife Research

University of Cambridge

University of Rochester

University of Arizona (U of A)

Peking University (PKU)

Radboud University Nijmegen

Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU)

load more

Copyright 2023. Created by Innovation Toronto

Desktop Version Mobile Version