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New nanogenerators offer 140x power density, could replace solar cells (interestingengineering.com)
submitted 2 months ago by Powderhorn@beehaw.org to c/science@beehaw.org
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[โ€“] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's an apples-to-oranges comparison. The idea here is replacing solar usage with kinetic energy in certain applications so fewer devices need an external power source and therefore wiring. It would also reduce grid use (by a minuscule amount), but I'm assuming the solar comparison is solely because both produce a DC current.

[โ€“] theangriestbird@beehaw.org 3 points 2 months ago

ahhh got it. Thank you!