Georgia Institute of Technology

Nanogenerator for acoustic energy harvesting

Scientists have developed a triboelectrification-based thin-film nanogenerator for harvesting acoustic energy from ambient environments.

Implant harvests heartbeat power

A flexible piezoelectric implant that harnesses energy from the body's natural motions has been developed by researchers in the US and China.

How to tap the sun's energy through heat as well as light

A new approach to harvesting solar energy could improve efficiency by using sunlight to heat a high-temperature material whose infrared radiation would then be collected by a conventional photovoltaic cell.

Ford unveils solar powered car with new system that tracks the sun

Ford has unveiled plans for a prototype solar-powered hybrid car.

Graphene-based nano-antennas may enable networks of tiny machines

Networks of nanometer-scale machines offer exciting potential applications in medicine, industry, environmental protection and defense, but until now there's been one very small problem: the limited capability of nanoscale antennas fabricated from traditional metallic components.

The total market for electric UAVs will reach over $1bn by 2023

The total market value for electric unmanned aerial vehicles will reach over one Billion dollars by 2023 according to findings in the new IDTechEx report, "Electric Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) 2013-2023"

Triboelectric generators capture wasted power

Researchers are developing a family of power generators that take advantage of the triboelectric effect to produce small amounts of electricity for portable devices and sensors.

$1.4m grant for large-scale production of carbon nanotube materials

Florida State researchers have been awarded more than $1.4 million from the National Science Foundation to develop a system that will produce large amounts of a state-of-the-art material made from carbon nanotubes that researchers believe could transform everything from the way airplanes are built to how prosthetic limbs fit the human body.

Inkjet-based circuits at fraction of time and cost

Researchers from Georgia Tech, the University of Tokyo and Microsoft Research have developed a novel method to rapidly and cheaply make electrical circuits by printing them with commodity inkjet printers and off-the-shelf materials.

Nanogenerator harvests wind energy

Researchers report a triboelectric effect based wind energy harvester as a sustainable power source and a self-powered wind vector sensor system for wind speed and direction detection.

New Catalyst replaceable platinum for electric-automobiles

Researchers have developed a novel bio-inspired composite electrocatalyst outperforming platinum.

Piezoelectric taxels convert motion to electronic signals

Using bundles of vertical zinc oxide nanowires, researchers have fabricated arrays of piezotronic transistors capable of converting mechanical motion directly into electronic controlling signals.

Trees used to create reyclable, efficient solar cell

Solar cells are just like leaves, capturing the sunlight and turning it into energy. It's fitting that they can now be made partially from trees.

Static nanogenerator powered by footfalls

A team led by Zhong Lin Wang, of the Georgia Institute of Technology has developed a novel generator that can produce significant amounts of electrical power from static electricity.

Industry leaders team up for electric energy initiative

Ford Motor Company announced a strategic collaboration that will demonstrate how a typical American family can significantly reduce their electricity bills and CO2 footprint by integrating home appliance technology with a plug-in vehicle to achieve an energy-efficient lifestyle.

Self-assembled monolayers create P-N junctions in graphene films

The electronic properties of graphene films are directly affected by the characteristics of the substrates on which they are grown or to which they are transferred.

IDTechEx Printed Electronics USA 2012 award winners

The annual printed electronics award winners were announced at the IDTechEx Printed Electronics event this week in Santa Clara, California - the World's largest event on the topic.

GE to purchase 2,000 Ford C-MAX energi plug-in hybrids

GE will purchase 2,000 Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrids for its fleet - Ford's largest-ever plug-in electrified vehicle fleet sale.

Fabrication on patterned silicon carbine for graphene-based electronic

By fabricating graphene structures atop nanometer-scale "steps" etched into silicon carbide, researchers have for the first time created a substantial electronic bandgap in the material suitable for room-temperature electronics.