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Researchers demonstrated that the new device, which can generate 90 volts of open circuit voltage and power of 0.8mW when touched gently with a finger, can be used as a wearable self-powered sensor to track the user's motion and activity. Such friction-powered generators could usher new types of wearable sensors that do not require batteries but instead are powered by the wearer's daily activities like walking, talking or holding an object.
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This friction-inducing phenomenon is called the triboelectric effect, and electrical charge builds up on two dissimilar surfaces when they are put in close contact. A potential difference is generated and a current starts flowing between when they are pulled apart or flexed. This current can be collected using an electrode.
Source: Medindia
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