600341 external_news 1514998595 1515003589 Triboelectrics, or contact electrification, happens when certain materials pick up electrons when they come into frictional contact with other kinds of materials. It's become a nascent field of science, and analysts at IDTechEx have published a summary of the latest work in triboelectrics. That includes nanogenerators based on ocean wave power researched by Zhong Wang, an adjunct professor in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Wang is also the director of the Center for Nanostructure Characterization, and is the Hightower Chair in the School of Materials Science and Engineering.

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