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.

Domains are areas in the ferroelectric crystal that have the dipole moments aligned in the same direction. Piezoelectricity is a material property where the crystal generates electrical charge under ...

A 'best practice' protocol for researchers developing piezoelectric materials has been developed by scientists. The protocol was developed by an international team led by physicists in response to ...

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 ...

Scientists harness the power of lysozyme, a protein found in tears and egg whites, to make energy. Scientists harness the power of lysozyme, a protein found in tears and egg whites, to make energy.

In recent years, wearable energy harvesters and sensors have gained significant attention for several applications, including human-machine interfaces, robotics, and personalized healthcare.

(Nanowerk News) Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and at the University of Magdeburg in Germany have developed a novel type of nanomechanical resonator that combines two ...

Piezoelectric materials generate mechanical strain under an applied electric field, and vice versa. Over the past 20 years, these materials have come into wide use in inkjet printers, guitar pickups, ...

Researchers at University of Limerick in Ireland have developed a new method of growing organic crystals that can be used for ...