Before we had Instagram and TikTok to amuse us, we had an array of quirky desktop toys that captivated our imaginations. Some of these even demonstrated physical principles – including Newton’s cradle ...
There are a few ways to harvest 10μW from the environment but, perhaps, none so much fun as a generator based on a ‘drinking bird’ toy built by researchers in China. Dubbed a DB-THG (drinking-bird ...
How a “drinking bird” engine converts evaporation energy into kinetic motion. How to use a triboelectric nanogenerator to convert kinetic motion into electricity. How to generate over 100 V through ...
Inspired by the classic drinking bird toy, scientists in Hong Kong and Guangzhou, China have developed an engine that efficiently converts energy from water evaporation into electricity to power small ...
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