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 ...

These small and strong materials offer a wide frequency range, suiting a variety of applications and specific design needs without sacrificing performance. Electronic engineers are no strangers to odd ...

Energy-harvesting, or “scavenging,” systems extract energy from the ambient environment. Unfortunately, these power generators supply much less energy than do standard batteries. However, thanks to ...

Piezoelectric buzzers find wide use as audible-signal generators because of their low power consumption and clear, penetrating sound. An external driver or a self-driven circuit that oscillates at the ...

The global piezoelectric devices market was valued at USD 34.14 billion in 2024 to USD 61.66 billion by 2034, revealing a CAGR of 6.2% during the forecast period of 2025 to 2034. The piezoelectric ...

Piezoelectricity was discovered by two French scientists’ brothers, Jacques and Pierre Curie, in 1880. They found out about piezoelectricity after first realizing that pressure applied to quartz or ...

A lighted footpath powered partially by piezoelectric tiles will soon be operational at the Kennedy Space Center. jtoon@gatech.edu ...

Chicago, April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The global piezoelectric devices market was valued at US$ 47.45 billion in 2024 and is expected to reach US$ 72.80 billion by 2033, growing at a CAGR of ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has been monitoring the global piezoelectric actuators and motors market size and it is poised to grow by USD 7.61 billion during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of ...

Tunability in lenses typically requires bulky components, but researchers have created a metasurface lens that uses a piezoelectric thin film to change focal length when a small voltage is applied.