Sep
15
Piezoelectric Composite Fiber Is New Energy Harvesting Tech
September 15, 2022 | Leave a Comment
DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology in Korea) researchers developed a piezoelectric polymer/ceramic composite fiber with a cross-sectional form that is uniformly controlled to allow the use of energy harvesting technologies that can recycle energy wasted or consumed in everyday life. The results of this study have been published in Nano Energy. Piezoelectric […]
Mar
15
Getting The Lead Out Of Piezoelectric Materials
March 15, 2022 | Leave a Comment
Technical University of Denmark 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. Piezoelectricity is used everywhere: Watches, cars, alarms, headphones, pickups for instruments, electric lighters and gas burners. One of the most […]
Dec
14
The View Of Piezoelectric Materials Is Getting An Update
December 14, 2021 | Leave a Comment
For years, researchers believed that the smaller the domain size in a ferroelectric crystal, the greater the piezoelectric properties of the material. However, recent findings by Penn State researchers have raised questions about this standard rule. Piezoelectricity is a material property where a crystal generates electrical charge under an applied mechanical force. This capability enables […]
Nov
30
An Ocean Wave Generator That Works like Seaweed
November 30, 2021 | Leave a Comment
Researchers at Dalian Maritime University, Marine Engineering College reported they have developed flexible power generators that mimic the way seaweed sways to efficiently convert surface and underwater waves into electricity to power marine-based devices. Ocean waves can be powerful, containing enough energy to push around sand, pebbles and even boulders during storms. These waves, as […]
Nov
4
Pressure Found to Enhance Perovskite Piezolectric Properties
November 4, 2021 | Leave a Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Scientists at the ARC Center of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies found stress enhances the properties of a promising material for future technologies. The researchers’ discovery of a new exotic state of a promising, room-temperature multiferroic material has exciting implications for future technologies using these enhanced properties. By combining a careful […]