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Physics

Vibration-Based Energy Harvesting with Piezoelectric Cantilevers

Quick fact

A small piezoelectric cantilever can generate enough power to run a typical wireless sensor node from just the vibrations of a household appliance.

Why this is interesting

Imagine your smartphone's battery never needing a charge because it runs on the vibrations in your pocket. That's the promise of piezoelectric energy harvesting.