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New invention harvests static energy from waste polystyrene to produce electricity
The invention comes from researchers at Australia's RMIT University and was developed in collaboration with Latvia's Riga Technical University. The main innovation is in fabricating patches made...
Lab testing revealed the patches can produce voltages up to 230V, which is on par with typical household power levels, albeit at lower overall wattage. The research also sheds light on the fundamental science behind static electricity at the nanoscale – a phenomenon we've observed for thousands of years but haven't fully understood at such minute scales. Having translated their learnings into a solid invention and even filed a provisional patent application, the RMIT team is now seeking commercial partners to help industrialize and scale up the technology.
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