Serious climate changes and energy-related environmental problems are currently critical
issues in the world. In order to reduce carbon emissions and save our environment …

Supercapacitors can harvest electrical energy from intermittent sources and transfer it
quickly, but their specific energy must be raised if they are applied to efficiently power …

With the advancements in materials science and micro/nanoengineering, the field of
wearable electronics has experienced a rapid growth and significantly impacted and …

Liquid-repellent surfaces, such as superhydrophobic surfaces, superoleophobic surfaces,
and slippery liquid-infused surfaces, have drawn keen research interest from the …

Improving the output energy and durability of triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) remains
a considerable challenge for their practical applications. Owing to the interface effect of …

Power supply is one of the bottlenecks to realizing untethered wearable electronics, soft
robotics and the internet of things. Flexible self-charging power sources integrate energy …

In mammals, physiological respiration involves respiratory cycles of inhaled and exhaled
breaths, which has traditionally been an underutilized resource potentially encompassing a …

With the rapid development of the Internet of Things (IoT), the number of sensors utilized for
the IoT is expected to exceed 200 billion by 2025. Thus, sustainable energy supplies without …

Summary 5G has taken off at a brisk speed over the years, bringing significant benefits to the
Internet of Things (IoT) devices and wireless sensor nodes. The launching of 5G technology …

Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) based energy harvesting is considered as a highly
efficient approach for mechanical-to-electrical energy conversion based on contact …