A lot of it comes down to special materials called piezoelectrics. Now, imagine being able to 3D print these materials into ...

Piezoelectricity is used everywhere: Watches, cars, alarms, headphones, pickups for instruments, electric lighters and gas burners. One of the most common examples is probably the quartz watch, where ...

Rather than delivering large amounts of power, the real significance of piezoelectric technology lies in its ability to ...

The increasing miniaturization and sophistication of electronic products, ranging from consumer media devices to medical diagnostic tools to defense-related sonar applications, presents a bounty of ...

Most touchscreen panels have a limited type of haptic feedback or none at all. This is also true for many types of handheld or wearable devices like watches, touchpads, keyboards, a mouse, etc. The ...

“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 ...

Before humans discovered ultrasound for a variety of medical, technical and military applications, nature had perfected it over millions of years for navigation under and above water. Dolphins and ...