Posted on 07/07/2021 5:08:50 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The researchers explain that the development involves a new and very strong biological material, similar to collagen.....has many potential applications in medicine, including harvesting clean energy to operate devices implanted in the body (such as pacemakers) through the body's natural movements, eliminating the need for batteries.
It is a tripeptide—a very short molecule called Hyp-Phe-Phe consisting of only three amino acids—capable of a simple process of self-assembly of forming a collagen-like helical structure that is flexible and boasts a strength similar to that of the metal titanium.
In the study, the researchers created nanometric structures of the engineered material, and with the help of advanced nanotechnology tools, applied mechanical pressure on them. The experiment revealed that the material does indeed produce electric currents and voltage as a result of the pressure. Moreover, tiny structures of only hundreds of nanometers demonstrated one of the highest levels of piezoelectric ability ever discovered, comparable or superior to that of the piezoelectric materials commonly found in today's market
According to the researchers, the discovery of piezoelectricity of this magnitude in a nanometric material is of great significance, as it demonstrates the ability of the engineered material to serve as a kind of tiny motor for very small devices. Next, the researchers plan to apply crystallography and computational quantum mechanical methods (density functional theory) in order to gain an in-depth understanding of the material's piezoelectric behavior and thereby enable the accurate engineering of crystals for the building of biomedical devices.
(Excerpt) Read more at phys.org ...
PING => possibly to become relevant in the coming days?
GREAT news, BenLurkin. Thanks for posting. I had a great German physics professor...Hagen Bulow
Thanks for your work, ‘note. : )
Welcome to the Matrix.🙄
My thoughts exactly.
Actually that would be cool tech... But outside the body.
Coppertop.
They can keep their nano particles. I don’t want them in my body. spit.
Sounds like it needs to get mixed with magneto andv5G.
I kid, I kid.
You win the thread!
(”...she can charge (or discharge) my capacitor anyday!”)
I’ve already been doing that. My key fobs battery won’t work when I leave it on the table or drive a while with it in the ignition but after about 5-10 minutes walking around with it in my pocket, it works fine.
I suppose the battery needs changing but I find it interesting that I can generate enough “charge” to get it “working again”.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.