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Breakthrough Technology Enables Battery-Free Wearable Devices and IoT Sensors Powered Solely by Body Heat

Professor Sung-Yeon Jang in the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST develop world's first high-performance solid-state N-type thermogalvanic cell.

Breakthrough Technology Enables Battery-Free Wearable Devices and IoT Sensors Powered Solely by Body Heat

Abstract Thermogalvanic (TG) cells are a promising technology for harvesting low-grade waste heat, but their practical applications have been hindered by low thermopower and output power density. Here, we report for the first time a solid-s... Read More

Aug 29, 2025 By JooHyeon Heo Research
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Researchers Develop Revolutionary Stretchable and Self-Healing Polymer with High Ionic Thermoelectric Efficiency

The study findings have been published in Nature Communications on June 5, 2023.

Researchers Develop Revolutionary Stretchable and Self-Healing Polymer with High Ionic Thermoelectric Efficiency

A team of researchers, led by Professor Sung-Yeon Jang at UNIST’s School of Energy and Chemical Engineering has achieved a significant breakthrough with the development of a groundbreaking stretchable and self-healing polymer. This in... Read More

Jul 10, 2023 By JooHyeon Heo Research
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