Research Team Develops Self-Healing Device to Generate Clean Energy
A research team from the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST) in South Korea has developed a novel clean-energy-generation technology with self-healing properties. Led by Lee Joo-hyuk, a professor in the department of energy science and engineering, the team designed the biodegradable green device to enhance current renewable energy-generation capabilities while minimizing the burgeoning green-energy industry's impact on the environment. The ionic polyurethane-based triboelectric generator uses ionic liquid to boost its power output significantly and has high electropositive, self healing and biodegradable properties. The new design’s properties make it a potentially feasible sustainable energy source for the next…