Note: Thanks again to Myrna for sharing this cited article with me several days ago. My email response to her was edited below for typos, and extended for clarification and further commentary.
If Air-gen technology were stackable or far larger than a fingernail, then it could be deployable for the energy needs of, say, a vehicle. Those factors are what UMass engineering professor Jun Yao and his colleague, graduate student Xiaomeng Liu, are working on. Yao also noted that storage is an issue, but a different one.
The Air-gen generates an electric charge imbalance from the humidity that percolates its tiny pores, which are far thinner than hair strands. However, most any material smashed into particles will do if those microscopic pores are present. Electricity converted from moisture? That reminds me: Given the storage, this would be more efficient for electric vehicles than charging stations or operating wind turbines in the peak hours of the night, like in Texas.
A post adapted from an email response to "Scientists find way to make energy from air using nearly any material" (D. Rosenzweig-Ziff)
Jubalyn ExWilliams lives in Pennsylvania (United States). You can find her writings and commentaries, including the one for "Scientists find way to make energy from air using nearly any material" by D. Rosenzweig-Ziff, at landturn.com/blog.
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Many of the Cheyney students who were sophomores or juniors during the height of the coronavirus pandemic graduated this month as the class of 2023. Much congratulations!
It was only last month that Cheyney lifted its COVID restrictions, following the end of its designation as a national emergency by U.S. President Joe Biden. Curtis Stockley, IV had a little to say about that. CU's 2023 valedictorian is also a first-generation college student who, at age 12, lost his father. “I believe my purpose is to act as a beacon of hope to the youth who come after me," he said. "I want to show them they are more than their environment and that their fate is determined by their aspirations and work ethic in the face of hardships.” (Emphasis mine.) I appreciate that Stockley acknowledges that hardships (as opposed to setbacks) might be the condition with which the next generation contend. He studied Social Relations and concentrated in American Political Studies. Jazmin Walker joins him as salutatorian. Among her leadership roles, The Keystone Honors Academy Scholar studied Communications and minored in Psychology. Please join the #CheyneyChallenge, a monthly donation campaign for America's first HBCU. I made my most recent donation of $18.37 today. Cheyney University of Pennsylvania cheyney.edu Est. 1837 The Cheyney Challenge is an initiative of alumnus Mr. Bright. I committed to it on WURD's Radio Courtroom in 2015, and began donating the following year.
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