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Creating Electricity From the Air

NFK Editors - June 7, 2023
Creating Electricity From the AirWater droplets suspended in the air fall on the spaghetti-like nanoporous material, generating electricity that flows through the electrodes (yellow rectangle) to power whatever needs powering.

Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have invented a new way to make electricity. Their method uses super-tiny holes to make electricity from moisture in the air. The scientists hope the method will one day lead to cheap, clean electricity anywhere at any time.

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