Noliac is one of the only companies in the world capable of manufacturing multilayer piezoelectric components based upon a choice of different materials, each having optimised properties for specific ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A multidisciplinary team of researchers led by Steve Son, a professor of mechanical engineering at Purdue University, has received a $7.5 million grant by the Air Force Office ...

(Nanowerk News) Piezoelectric materials hold great promise as sensors and as energy harvesters but are normally much less effective at high temperatures, limiting their use in environments such as ...

Piezo-ceramic PZT fibres are drawn using a textile spinning method which produces fibres with standard diameters of 105 μm, 250 μm and 800 μm and with typical lengths of 75 and 150 mm. Piezo-composite ...

Technology that can scavenge mechanical energy from biological or environmental vibrations and movement is in hot demand for self-powered devices, ranging from sensors and consumer electronics to ...

“Hey, Cortana.” “Hey, Alexa.” “Hey, Lyra.” “Hey, Robin.” “Hey, Siri.” If you’ve ever owned a quartz watch, received an ultrasound exam in a doctor’s office, or enjoyed a voice-controlled personal ...

Since the EU enacted the Restriction of Hazardous Substances directive (RoHS) several years ago, which bans several substances in electronics that are deemed hazardous, lead has become a material non ...

Among smart materials, piezoelectric materials have attracted research attention for their use in industrial applications to produce devices such as sensors and actuators. Due to their ability to ...

The increasing miniaturization and sophistication of electronic products, ranging from consumer media devices to medical diagnostic tools to defense-related sonar applications, presents a bounty of ...

New printing technique and materials could be used to develop intelligent materials and self-adaptive infrastructures and transducers. The piezoelectric materials that inhabit everything from our cell ...

Before humans discovered ultrasound for a variety of medical, technical and military applications, nature had perfected it over millions of years for navigation under and above water. Dolphins and ...