According to
a report, the untwisting chain of atoms within a plastic polymer improves the
ability to conduct electricity. The insight can help speed up the development
of wearable power sources for a large number of Internet-of-things (IoT)
devices.
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| Untwisting plastics for charging internet-of-things devices. Image Credit: Takenobu Group |
Untwisting Plastics for Charging Internet of Things (IoT) devices
Modern and Smart society is expected to include a large number of electronic devices that are connected via the Internet-of-things (IoT).
Researchers are looking for ways to use body heat to charge certain types of microscopic devices and sensors. But it requires a non-toxic, lightweight, wearable and flexible thermoelectric generator.
Conducting polymers such as plastics can meet this requirement, but their thermoelectric performance needs to be improved.
According to a report, conducted by researchers at Nagoya
University, led by applied physicist Hisaaki Tanaka, and published in the
journal Science Advances, the untwisting chain of atoms within a plastic
polymer improves the ability to conduct electricity. The insight can help speed
up the development of wearable power sources for a large number of
Internet-of-things (IoT) devices. READ FULL STORY at SCIENCE DAILY