“Smart Materials” are materials that change their shape, color, or size in response to an externally applied stimulus. Examples of “external stimuli” include changes in temperature, application of an ...

Smart materials are defined as materials with properties engineered to change in a controlled manner under the influence of external stimuli. These external influences can include temperature, force, ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to the latest market research report released by Technavio, the global piezoelectric smart materials market is expected to accelerate at a CAGR of over 13% during ...

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 ...

Molecules exhibiting piezoelectric and ferroelectric properties are attractive for their utility in electronics such as non-volatile memory devices, sensors and electro-optical systems, and energy ...

Engineers have developed a prototype metamaterial that uses electrical signals to control both the direction and intensity of energy waves passing through a solid material. Potential applications of ...

R esearchers from Soochow University in China have developed a textile fabric that turns clothes into always-accessible AI ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Nanogenerators are innovative self-powered energy harvesters that convert kinetic energy created from vibrational and mechanical sources into electrical power, removing the need ...