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Under the ocean’s surface, tentacle-like stems of seaweed sway with the current as they get tossed about by underwater waves. These movements are a physical representation of the invisible energy contained in waves, and researchers took inspiration from those motions to develop flexible generators that mimic seaweed to harvest wave energy. For four years, the researchers tested different materials and waterproofing methods. Their work was recently published in the journal ACS Nano. The researchers include Zhong Lin Wang, Hightower Chair in the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Regents’ Professor Emeritus, founding director of Georgia Tech’s Center on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and adjunct faculty in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
