Steve Beeby obtained a PhD from the University of Southampton in 1998 on the subject of micromechanical resonators. He was awarded a prestigious EPSRC Advanced Research Fellowship in 2001 to ...

Researchers developed a process for manufacturing advanced thin films in which sophisticated timing enables high-quality functional layers at low process temperatures. (Nanowerk News) Our everyday ...

For the past three years a Sandia research team has been investigating the performance of piezoelectric polymer films that might one day become ultra-light mirrors in space telescopes. In 2007, an ...

A new impact-based design turns gentle everyday motion into bursts of electricity, greatly boosting the power output of ...

Our everyday lives are so riddled with electronics that we hardly notice them anymore. When we casually reach for our smartphone, we rarely think about how complex this device is. Hundreds of tiny ...

*Introduction to the technology of screen printed piezoelectric thick films. *Evolution of the processing of piezoelectric materials. *Examples of sensors and transducers fabricated using printed ...

Modified M13 bacteriophages set stage for design of virus-based microelectronics. Scientists have created bacteriophage-based microelectronic devices that can generate enough electricity to power a ...

Their self-assembled piezoelectric biomolecular films are capable of producing electrical signals from mechanical stress produced by muscle stretching, breathing, blood flow and small body movements.

Albuquerque, N.M. — For the past three years a Sandia research team headed by Mat Celina has been investigating the performance of various piezoelectric polymer films that might one day serve as ultra ...

Osteoarthritis – a painful condition that results from the deterioration of the cartilage in our joints – affects millions of people worldwide. This persistent problem has been challenging to address, ...