piezoelectricity
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Origin of piezoelectricity
1890–95; < Greek piéz ( ein ) to press + -o- + electricity
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Known as piezoelectricity, the ability to trade between mechanical stress and electric charge can be harnessed widely in capacitors, actuators, transducers and sensors like accelerometers and gyroscopes for next-generation electronics.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2024
Since 2009, all the displays at the East Japan Railway Company's Tokyo station have been powered by people walking on floor tiles that utilise piezoelectricity.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2017
So she started looking elsewhere and came upon piezoelectricity — a form of charge that is created in certain crystals and ceramics when vibrated.
From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2013
Henry Sodano, a material sciences engineer at the University of Florida, has been researching human-action applications for piezoelectricity for 10 years.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2013
The dance floor is designed to harness the energy of the people stomping on it based on a principle called piezoelectricity.
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