A flexible and biodegradable thermoelectric generator inspired from zebra skin. (IMAGE)

GIST (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology)

A flexible and biodegradable thermoelectric generator inspired from zebra skin.

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GIST researchers propose, in a news study, a novel thermoelectric generator design that incorporates a zebra-striped pattern to generate a large in-plane temperature gradient, which can then be converted into electricity using silicon nanomembranes. Further, the device is flexible, scalable, lightweight, eco-friendly, and integrable into other components.

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Professor Young Min Song from GIST, Korea

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