What if we could use Styrofoam to create electricity? Scientists at RMIT University have figured out how to do just that.
Researchers at
’s team has developed patches of polystyrene—the same material found in Styrofoam—that create steady streams of static electricity when hit by a breeze. The entire process of creating electricity from styrofoam is based on the triboelectric effect, where certain materials gain or lose electrons when friction occurs. This electric charge is generally harmless and goes unnoticed in daily life by most folks.
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