Sentences with phrase «like piezoelectric»

To her, the branches looked like piezoelectric materials, devices that produce electricity from vibrations and she began to imagine a renewable energy technology that could harness the energy in the wind and rain.

Both the 362 - hp V6 in the SL 450 and the 449 - hp SL 550 V8 employ ultra-precise tech like piezoelectric Direct Injection and multispark ignition.

Some ceramics like piezoelectrics and semiconductors represent a crucial component of the smart materials family.

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The Greek word piezein means «to squeeze or press,» and piezoelectric materials generate a charge when squeezed or deformed or smashed — like smashing two rocks together to produce a flash.

Engineers at the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign and Northwestern University teamed up with cardiologists at the University of Arizona to develop what they call piezoelectric nanoribbons, which attach to the outside of the heart muscle, much like a Band - Aid.

White remains cautious, though, and would like to see more work looking at whether some of those 10 watts might be coming from the piezoelectric properties of the tantalum oxide, rather than from its interaction with the droplets.Ten watts would be enough to power a mobile phone, a military radio, a GPS device, even a small laptop, Krupenkin says.

When a voltage is applied to a so - called piezoelectric crystal, atoms in the crystal lattice stretch, like an accordion, along the direction of the applied electric field.

Harnessing vibrations from the air using piezoelectric transducers, which would convert that mechanical energy into electricity, seemed like a better idea.

Leaf - like solar panels harvest the sun's rays, while their fluttering harnesses wind power using a series of piezoelectric generators on the underside of each leaf.

This new energy harvesting device uses an electrochemical process similar to that in lithium ion batteries to produce electricity instead of a physical process like the other piezoelectric materials, which will likely make it inexpensive to manufacture.

We write about piezoelectric generators from time to time, like sneakers that can power your gadgets or kinetic - energy harvesting sidewalks or wave - powered speakers that let us communicate with dolphins, all of which generate energy from movement.

On the other hand, the Mi MIX featured some innovative hardware like the three - sided bezel-less display, ultrasonic proximity sensor, and piezoelectric ceramic acoustic technology speaker.