Waterproof fabric harvests energy from raindrops

Published March 19, 2019 This content is archived.

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An article on PhysicsWorld about a new waterproof fabric that harvests energy from raindrops, quotes James Chen, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, who commented on the research.

Chen said, “The most amazing part was that [Lai and colleagues] were able to combine multiple functions with one material,” Chen adds. “That can be read as the first crack for theoreticians like myself to explore why this material is so special.”

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