Principal Investigator: Prof. Pooi See Lee (Associate Dean, College of Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE), NTU)
Team: Dr. Kaushik Parida (Research Assistant, MSE), Gao Dace (PhD Student, MSE), Ciou Jing Hao (PhD Student, MSE)
Mentor: Jagjit Singh (Mentor, NTUitive Pte Ltd)
Tap your fingers to power the world
We have developed a product, which can harvest energy upon application of mechanical force (including simple hand tap, stretching or human motion). The device is stretchable and self-healable, thus can be conformably attached to human skin. The device is capable of enduring high mechanical strain and deformations. The energy generated from mechanical impact can power electronic devices like watches, mobile phones, RFID sensors, touch sensors, and bio-integrated electronics. The device can be effectively used as a power source for wearable electronics. Among the wearable market segment, the device can be used in sportswear to power sports monitoring wearable gadgets. Additionally, the device can be used in green building, smart shoes, low power consumer electronics etc.