Ultrasound replaces the proximity sensor in the Mi Mix, and the front speaker is traded off
for a piezoelectric speaker that taps into a metal frame to generate sound.
The proximity sensor has been replaced by ultrasound, The Verge reports, and the front speaker was swapped
for a piezoelectric speaker that uses the metal frame to generate sound.
We've seen ideas
for piezoelectric sneakers to movement - powered iPhones, but one idea that always seems to come back is pedal power.
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Dagdeviren has big plans for the brain implant, and she is developing ideas
for piezoelectric - based devices that harvest energy from outside the body, such as from the motions of knees and elbows.
Not exact matches
In addition, the flexible
piezoelectric nanogenerator could also be utilized as an electrical source
for various implantable medical devices.»
Researchers often use
piezoelectric ceramics because they impart large amounts of electrical charges; however, the brittleness of ceramics makes them unsuitable
for prolonged and large vibrational movements.
«Our experimental results are promising and show that,
for many practical applications,
piezoelectric polymer multilayers may enable harvested energy to replace batteries,» notes Yao.
Although researchers have known
for years about bismuth ferrite's
piezoelectric properties, it could not be made to produce enough voltage to be considered as a replacement
for lead, says Ramamoorthy Ramesh, a professor of physics and of materials science and engineering at U.C. Berkeley who contributed to the research led by Robert Zeches, one of Ramesh's graduate researchers at Berkeley's Department of Materials Science and Engineering.
According to the authors on the paper «Flexible Ionic Devices
for Low - Frequency Mechanical Energy Harvesting» published online in the journal Advanced Energy Materials, «The peak power density of our device is in general larger than or comparable to those of
piezoelectric generators operated at their most efficient frequencies.»
Until the development of EAPs, the standard replacement technology
for motors were
piezoelectric ceramics, which have been around
for some time.»
Other recent research areas have included the structural characterization of lattice - mismatched epitaxial metal films on oxide substrates
for radiation damage studies, and the development of new complex oxides as high temperature, radiation - resistant
piezoelectrics for use in advanced in situ sensors.
«We can directly create
piezoelectric materials of the shape we want, where we want them, on flexible substrates
for use in energy harvesting and other applications,» said Nazanin Bassiri - Gharb, co-author of the paper and an assistant professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Lookman and his colleagues focused on nickel - titanium - based shape - memory alloys, but the strategy can be used
for any materials class (polymers, ceramics or nanomaterials) or target properties (e.g., dielectric response,
piezoelectric coefficients and band gaps).
Such techniques are ideal
for studying
piezoelectric materials, which convert electricity into mechanical force.
The sophisticated power unit engine features high - pressure common - rail fuel injection with
piezoelectric injectors, a variable nozzle turbine (VNT) turbocharger, a variable swirl system and an uprated engine management system
for optimum combustion efficiency.
The microsecond response times of the
piezoelectric injectors provide the basis
for delivering multiple injections per compression stroke, and thus
for lean - burn operation.
The bendable lithium - ion batteries could be used
for e-paper and in improved
piezoelectric devices.
The research team is set to start producing samples of the hybrid photovoltaic -
piezoelectric material using equipment bought through # 1 million funding from The Knowledge Centre
for Materials Chemistry (KCMC).
For it to operate underwater, the team used
piezoelectric materials in its construction so that it will be powered by the bobbing of the waves.
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Electrical contacts will produce a synth sound as one record spins around,
for instance, while
piezoelectric triggers create that all - important beat on another disc.
The proximity sensor has been replaced by ultrasound, the earpiece has been replaced with a
piezoelectric speaker that uses the metal frame to generate sound, and the front - facing camera is relocated to the bottom (though the phone can thankfully be rotated upside down
for more flattering selfies).
In order to ditch the bezel, the proximity sensor is replaced by ultrasound, the earpiece is replaced by a
piezoelectric speaker that uses the metal frame to generate sound and the front - facing camera takes its place at the bottom of the device (which can be flipped
for easier selfie use).
There's no earpiece as well, so if you're one to take calls, you'll have to rely on cantilever
piezoelectric ceramic acoustic technology, which transmits sound without the need
for a receiver.
Another distinguishable feature of the smartphone is the
piezoelectric acoustic ceramic earpiece speaker, which comes as a replacement
for the more traditional earpiece.
The illustrative electronic device 900 of FIG. 9 includes a mobile communication circuit, a touch sensitive display, wellness sensors, a near field communication circuit, a global positioning system device, an infrared sensor, twin microphones configured
for selective beam steering, and a cover layer configured with
piezoelectric sensors so as to function as an acoustic transducer and input control device.
Samsung has already filed a patent
for an on - screen fingerprint sensor, and they will include this on the Samsung Galaxy Z. Also, it will also be having a
piezoelectric earpiece that will help to take calls even with the Full sized display.
Instead, the company has opted
for the ultrasonic proximity sensor and
piezoelectric ceramic acoustic technology that transmits the sound through the device frame.
Last year's Mi Mix used a
piezoelectric driver
for calls, but the Mi Mix 2 offers a regular earpiece.
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