Electricity is achieved drop by drop

Water droplets can generate electricity by pattering onto a precisely engineered two-layer material. Credit: Wladimir Bulgar/Science Photo Library

Falling rain produces electrostatic charges when it hits a surface. Researchers have found a way to harness these charges to harvest an optimal amount of energy from raindrops.

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Nature 584, 499 (2020)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02413-2

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