piezoelectrics

A new type of ultra-efficient, nano-thin material could advance self-powered electronics, wearable technologies and even deliver pacemakers powered by heart beats. The flexible and printable piezoelectric material, which can convert mechanical pressure into electrical energy, has been developed by an Australian research team led by RMIT University. It is 100,000 times thinner than a human … Continue reading Nano-thin piezoelectrics advance self-powered electronics →

Mechanical engineers have developed a new 3D-printing technique that could be used to develop intelligent materials and self-adaptive infrastructures and transducers. Virginia Tech researchers have developed methods to 3D print piezoelectric materials that can be custom-designed to convert movement, impact and stress from any directions to electrical energy. Their research was recently published in the … Continue reading Researchers develop new 3D printing process for piezoelectric materials →