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Two Energy Stories To Start 2025

In 2025 the world will be even more obsessed with energy: from where to get it, to how much and how to store the surplus. Two stories that caught my eye as the year ended include:

  • A new material that turns clothes into piezoelectric energy harvesters.
  • A high-performance self-charging supercapacitor with integrated solar that marks a milestone in energy storage.

Both technologies come from research being done at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) in South Korea.