Research update: Generating electricity from tacky tape (IMAGE)

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Research update: Generating electricity from tacky tape

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This array of nearly 150 LEDs is powered by repeatedly sticking and unsticking layers of store-bought tape as part of a triboelectric nanogenerator, along with plastic and aluminum.

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Adapted from ACS Omega 2025, DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c08590

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