The technology of energy harvesting has great potential to enable energy autonomy of wireless sensors. The drop of power requirements of micro-electronic devices allows confidence that piezoelectric ...

Scientists in Thailand have assessed which technology between PV, wind, or piezoelectric energy is better for powering street lighting and have found solar is the winning tech, as it proved both ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Researchers at the University of Victoria have developed a theory of piezoelectrics with the goal to increase coherence times in quantum computers. A new paper in Physical Review ...

Piezoelectricity is a property of certain materials to become electrically polarized under strain and stress. This phenomenon has been studied extensively since it was first discovered in the mid-18 ...

Piezoelectric crystals are a class of materials that exhibit a unique property called piezoelectricity. These crystals generate an electrical charge when subjected to mechanical stress or strain, and ...

Today’s step-down DC/DC converters – often converting 48 V down to single-digit voltages — are highly refined topologies, ...

The vibrations created by human activities, such as moving on dance floors, exercising on gym machines, and using engines in cars or planes, generate a large amount of potential energy. Using a class ...

MUNICH, Germany — IMEC has built the prototype of a piezo-based energy harvester which generates energy from mechanical vibrations. The research institute expects market introduction of such concepts ...