Instead of spending hours charging your wearable devices, scientists have developed a nano-device that generates electricity derived from running energy.
The Ontario Science Centre says it will deploy teams at locations and events across the city this week, including the Toronto Zoo and the Canadian National Exhibition.
Researchers have created microscale robots less than 1 millimeter in size that are printed as a 2D hexagonal 'metasheet' but, with a jolt of electricity, morph into preprogrammed 3D shapes and crawl.
Extreme temperatures and humidity levels can weaken adhesion. High heat can cause adhesives to soften and lose their stickiness, while cold temperatures can make them brittle. Humidity can also impact ...