Promoting smart cities into the 5G era with multi-field Internet of Things (IoT) applications powered with advanced mechanical energy harvesters

L Liu, X Guo, C Lee - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Along with the arrival of the 5G era, sustainable and renewable energy supplies have
become urgent demands towards plentifully distributed devices utilized for constructing …

Recent advances in triboelectric nanogenerators for marine exploitation

C Zhang, Y Hao, J Yang, W Su, H Zhang… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The ocean, as one of the most important areas for human production and living, plays a vital
role in transportation, food production, and energy supply. However, it is greatly desired to …

Ultra‐sensitive, deformable, and transparent triboelectric tactile sensor based on micro‐pyramid patterned ionic hydrogel for interactive human–machine interfaces

K Tao, Z Chen, J Yu, H Zeng, J Wu, Z Wu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Rapid advances in wearable electronics and mechno‐sensational human–machine
interfaces impose great challenges in developing flexible and deformable tactile sensors …

Deep-learning enabled active biomimetic multifunctional hydrogel electronic skin

K Tao, J Yu, J Zhang, A Bao, H Hu, T Ye, Q Ding… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
There is huge demand for recreating human skin with the functions of epidermis and dermis
for interactions with the physical world. Herein, a biomimetic, ultrasensitive, and …

Multistability phenomenon in signal processing, energy harvesting, composite structures, and metamaterials: A review

S Fang, S Zhou, D Yurchenko, T Yang… - Mechanical Systems and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Multistability is the phenomenon of multiple coexistent stable states, which are highly
sensitive to perturbations, initial conditions, system parameters, etc. Multistability has been …

Mechanical intelligent wave energy harvesting and self-powered marine environment monitoring

LC Zhao, HX Zou, X Xie, DH Guo, QH Gao, ZY Wu… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Harvesting wave energy to power wireless sensors can realize marine environment
monitoring. However, the low frequency and irregularity of waves, as well as the harsh …

Power generation for wearable systems

M Gao, P Wang, L Jiang, B Wang, Y Yao… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Wearable devices are drawing increasing attention in both academia and industry in that
they can offer unprecedented information related to human health in real-time and human …

Wearable triboelectric nanogenerators for biomechanical energy harvesting

Y Zou, V Raveendran, J Chen - Nano Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
With compelling features of flexibility, conformability, and user friendliness, wearable
bioelectronics have undergone tremendous development on account of miniaturization and …

Sustainable triboelectric materials for smart active sensing systems

Z Wei, J Wang, Y Liu, J Yuan, T Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
With the vigorous development of the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence, the active
sensing system based on triboelectric nanogenerators plays an excellent performance …

An overview of the mechanical description of origami-inspired systems and structures

LM Fonseca, GV Rodrigues, MA Savi - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Origami is inspiring several fields of knowledge such as engineering, aerospace systems,
medicine, and biomechanics, motivating the creation of novel adaptive and morphing …