Graphical abstract. Credit: The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (2023). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c00329 A pair of chemists at Michigan State University has observed the piezoelectric effect in ...

Piezoelectricity is used everywhere: Watches, cars, alarms, headphones, pickups for instruments, electric lighters and gas burners. One of the most common examples is probably the quartz watch, where ...

The effect: polarisation and electric field are pointing in the same direction. With positive d33, the sample expands, whereas the material is contracting when d33 is negative. Since 2011, it has been ...

Magnetic effects in piezoelectric beam dynamics represent a nuanced interaction where magnetic fields, generated either internally by the beam’s own current or externally via applied fields, influence ...

Parquet power: fungus-treated wood could soon be used to create energy-generating floors. (Courtesy: Pazzo4562/CC BY-SA 4.0) Infecting wood with wood-decay fungus can boost its piezoelectric output by ...

Teijin’s New Films Development Section in conjunction with Professor Yoshiro Tajitsu, Faculty of Engineering Science at Kansai University, unveiled what it is calling a flexible, transparent ...

Japanese scientists have developed a piezoelectric-photovoltaic cell with potential applications in indoor environments. They fabricated it on a flexible polyethylene terephthalate film with ...

“Hey, Cortana.” “Hey, Alexa.” “Hey, Lyra.” “Hey, Robin.” “Hey, Siri.” If you’ve ever owned a quartz watch, received an ultrasound exam in a doctor’s office, or enjoyed a voice-controlled personal ...

Piezoelectric effect is when certain solid material is compressed under mechanical stress, and it develops a voltage potential by accumulating electrical charges. French physicists Jacques and Pierre ...

This article appeared in Electronic Design and has been published here with permission. Providing power to implanted medical devices is a major challenge. Obvious approaches such as using a ...

Researchers have found a new method to induce the piezoelectric effect in materials that are otherwise not piezoelectric. It can pave the way for new uses and more environmentally friendly materials.