Japan is harnessing renewable energy through piezoelectric technology, converting footfalls into electricity. Piezoelectric ...

Piezoelectricity, which translates from Greek to mean pressing electricity, usually found in ceramics or polymers, is also present in human biomolecules. The research team from the Actuate Lab in ...

We’ve harnessed quartz’s capacity for watches and firelighters, but most of the time when we want piezoelectricity, we make something that suits our needs better. The piezoelectric behavior ...

RESEARCHERS at the University of Limerick (UL) have developed a new method of growing organic crystals that can be used for ...

Piezoelectricity—a crystal can generate a tiny electric charge when its atomic structure is squeezed strong enough—occurs in many minerals but is particularly strong in quartz. What if this ...