Sumitomo Rubber Develops New Device to Make Battery-Free Tire Sensors a Reality

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) recently announced that it has developed a new energy harvester device that can be attached to the inside of a tire to generate power via static electricity from the tire’s rotation. This development came about as part of a joint project with Kansai University. By optimizing structures and materials for this frictional power generation, Sumitomo…

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