piezoelectric
adjective
pi·e·zo·elec·tric
pē-ˌā-(ˌ)zō-ə-ˈlek-trik 
pē-ˌāt-(ˌ)sō-
: of, relating to, marked by, or functioning by means of piezoelectricity
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Labs is a Californian company specializing in piezoelectric micro-electro-mechanical systems — tiny chips that move air by applying voltage to a piezo actuator layer, which bends a piece of silicon back and forth.
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Barry Collins, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
These include maintaining strict control of the operation temperature, applying piezoelectric force to correct mask-shape deformation, and applying heat from a laser to expand or contract the wafer and bring it and the mask more into alignment.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Jan. 2025
This tech produces ultrasound by vibrating robust silicon flaps coated in piezoelectric material.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Nov. 2024
Developed by scientists from MIT and Germany's Friedrich-Alexander University, the flat hexagonal particles are each just 250 nanometers in width, and consist of a two-layer magnetostrictive core housed within a piezoelectric shell.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
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Barry Collins, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
These include maintaining strict control of the operation temperature, applying piezoelectric force to correct mask-shape deformation, and applying heat from a laser to expand or contract the wafer and bring it and the mask more into alignment.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Jan. 2025
This tech produces ultrasound by vibrating robust silicon flaps coated in piezoelectric material.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Nov. 2024
Developed by scientists from MIT and Germany's Friedrich-Alexander University, the flat hexagonal particles are each just 250 nanometers in width, and consist of a two-layer magnetostrictive core housed within a piezoelectric shell.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
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piezoelectric
adjective
pi·ezo·elec·tric
pē-ˌā-(ˌ)zō-ə-ˈlek-trik, pē-ˌāt-(ˌ)sō-, especially British pī-ˌē-(ˌ)zō-
: of, relating to, marked by, or functioning by means of piezoelectricity
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