Researchers in the United States and South Korea have invented a new kind of yarn that can generate electricity when it is stretched or twisted, according to a new study.
Researchers in the United States and South Korea have invented a new kind of yarn that can generate electricity when it is stretched or twisted, said a study Thursday.
The material, called "twistron," could be used to harvest energy from the motion of ocean waves, or from changes in temperature, said the report in the journal Science.
