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Energy supply from magnetoelastic composites

The giant magnetoelastic effect measured in magnetic elastomers enables new energy generators for wearable and implantable electronics.

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Fig. 1: Energy generator based on giant magnetoelastic effect in porous magnetic elastomers.

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Makarov, D. Energy supply from magnetoelastic composites. Nat. Mater. 20, 1589–1590 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-021-01104-1

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