A research team at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has developed a special material that can harvest electricity from the air in atmosphere. Published in the Journal of Advanced Materials, the study demonstrates that any material with nanopores smaller than 100 nanometers in diameter can continuously generate electricity from atmospheric humidity. Using any device that can be made from many substances, the scientists have discovered a technique to generate power from thin air. Two electrodes and a thin layer of material covered with nanopores, thinner than 1/1000th the width of a human hair, are the materials needed for the invention. … Continue reading Groundbreaking Study Unveils Material that Generates Electricity from Atmospheric Humidity