American physicists from UMass Amherst have developed a nanomaterial that allows you to get clean energy from the air.
The novelty in the form of a porous nanomaterial uses water vapor in the air to generate electricity. This allows you to generate several kilowatts of energy on an ongoing basis.
“In fact, we have created a man-made miniature likeness of a thundercloud that generates electricity in a predictable way,” the developers shared.
The developers drew an analogy of the continuous operation of new items with bacteria of the species Geobacter sulfurreducens, which generate electricity. Hence the idea itself.
Experiments with nanowires that conduct current and receive electricity from the air have been successful. The difference in charges between parts of nanostructures resembles the structure of thunderclouds.
With a negative charge of some and a positive charge of others, a lightning discharge is formed. In the future, the novelty will help provide many regions of the world with access to low-cost electricity, writes TASS.
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