Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You may not realize it, but chances are you've already interacted with piezoelectricity countless times in your life. Anytime ...

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 a material property where the crystal generates electrical charge under an applied mechanical force. This capability enables piezoelectrics to be used in electronics, sensors and ...

Researchers have developed a novel type of nanomechanical resonator that combines two important features: high mechanical quality and piezoelectricity. This development could open doors to new ...

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 ...

You may not realize it, but chances are you've already interacted with piezoelectricity countless times in your life. Anytime you've made use of wireless earbuds or printed something with an inkjet ...

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 important features: ...

The image shows an illustration of a triangline nanomechanical resonator realized in a piezoelectric material. The central part of the resonator is shaped like a triangle that moves up and down and at ...