piezoelectricity
noun
pi·e·zo·elec·tric·i·ty
pē-ˌā-(ˌ)zō-ə-ˌlek-ˈtri-s(ə-)tē 
pē-ˌāt-(ˌ)sō-
: electricity or electric polarity due to pressure especially in a crystalline substance (such as quartz)
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The type of charge produced is called piezoelectricity, and quartz is the only abundant mineral on Earth that creates it, according to the study.
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Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024
This enabled them to directly detect the piezoelectricity induced by friction by measuring the A/C conductance.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Dec. 2023
The researchers also tested whether annealing both of these fiber orientations—a heating process that shifts the phase of molecules in the fibers—would affect the textiles’ piezoelectricity and ability to stimulate stem cell growth.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Dec. 2023
By introducing piezoelectricity into a thread that can be woven into a garment, Fink’s group is transplanting a hundred years of innovation into a new domain, endowing fabrics with capabilities that could be achieved previously only with devices that people strap on or carry.
—Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2019
Also, piezoelectricity usually creates small voltages.
—Kyle Hill, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2013
Many previous harvesting schemes have tried to make use of piezoelectricity, which was discovered by Pierre Curie and keeps the beat in modern watches, but no one has succeed is getting significant amounts of power that way.
—Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 24 Aug. 2011
Those were powered by piezoelectricity, the charge that accumulates in crystals and metal when they are squeezed or stressed.
—Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 24 Aug. 2011
And piezoelectricity is only one of many electronic capacities Fink’s lab is systematically mastering.
—Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2019
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Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024
This enabled them to directly detect the piezoelectricity induced by friction by measuring the A/C conductance.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Dec. 2023
The researchers also tested whether annealing both of these fiber orientations—a heating process that shifts the phase of molecules in the fibers—would affect the textiles’ piezoelectricity and ability to stimulate stem cell growth.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Dec. 2023
By introducing piezoelectricity into a thread that can be woven into a garment, Fink’s group is transplanting a hundred years of innovation into a new domain, endowing fabrics with capabilities that could be achieved previously only with devices that people strap on or carry.
—Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2019
Also, piezoelectricity usually creates small voltages.
—Kyle Hill, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2013
Many previous harvesting schemes have tried to make use of piezoelectricity, which was discovered by Pierre Curie and keeps the beat in modern watches, but no one has succeed is getting significant amounts of power that way.
—Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 24 Aug. 2011
Those were powered by piezoelectricity, the charge that accumulates in crystals and metal when they are squeezed or stressed.
—Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 24 Aug. 2011
And piezoelectricity is only one of many electronic capacities Fink’s lab is systematically mastering.
—Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2019
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piezoelectricity
noun
pi·ezo·elec·tric·i·ty
-ˌlek-ˈtris-ət-ē, -ˈtris-tē
plural piezoelectricities
: electricity or electric polarity due to pressure especially in a crystalline substance (as quartz)
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