A research team, affiliated with the Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology (UNIST, Ulsan, South Korea), has ...

A research team affiliated with UNIST has introduced a technology that generates electricity from raindrops striking rooftops ...

The device, called the Superhydrophobic Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Droplet-Based Electricity Generator, or S-FRP-DEG, harvests ...

Abstract Automated and effective urban stormwater management (USM) is essential to address the increase in stormwater hazards due to climate change ...

Generating electricity from raindrops efficiently has gone one step further. A research team led by scientists from the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has recently developed a droplet-based ...

A water-powered nanogenerator uses droplet formation to convert flowing water into electricity, providing a clean, inexpensive energy source for small devices, sensors, and self-powered environmental ...

Droplet generators are at the heart of many microfluidic devices developed for life science applications but are difficult to tailor to each specific application. The high fabrication costs, complex ...

(Nanowerk News) Hydropower is nothing new, but harnessing the energy in waves, tides and raindrops has remained elusive because conventional technology does not efficiently convert low-frequency ...