Researchers at Disney have created something very interesting that could have significant practical impact for the world of electronics. The researchers have created a generator that creates ...

From mobile phones to smart watches, the sophistication and popularity of portable electronic devices have increased rapidly over the last decade. Despite revolutionary advances, we still need to plug ...

Scientists are coming up with all sorts of new energy-generating technology, including new solar thermal plants and nuclear fusion – but paper? The minds at Disney Research have invented a new type of ...

A new transparent-paper device can generate electrical power from a user’s touch (ACS Nano 2015, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b02414). The paper energy-harvester could be used to make disposable, ...

Disney Research, Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University have released details of another one of their collaborative projects, this one involving thin, flexible generators that can be built into ...

Three MIT grads this week are celebrating the 10 th anniversary of their clever SCIgen program, which randomly generates computer science papers realistic enough to get accepted by sketchy technical ...