Scientists Discover How Earthquakes Might Create Massive Gold Nuggets
Researchers suggest piezoelectricity during earthquakes could explain gold nugget accumulation in quartz veins.
Tag: piezoelectricity
Hair-thin silk fabric cancels out noise and creates quiet spaces anywhere
MIT researchers have created a silk fabric that can significantly reduce noise using piezoelectric fibers to counteract or block unwanted ...
Futuristic bone bandage sends electric currents to help you heal
Researchers are finding better ways to treat bone damage.
Squeezing crystals from plant waste generates electricity
A biodegradable plant protein can be crushed to directly generate electricity.
California’s highways will generate electricity from cars driving over them
California will harvest freeways for electricity.
This electric generator is only a few atoms thin
Researchers from Columbia Engineering and the Georgia Institute of Technology report the first experimental proof of piezoelectricity and the piezotronic ...
Harvesting wasted electricity: the triboelectric generators
With just one footstep, you can illuminate a thousand LED bulbs – with no batteries or power cord; the energy ...
Graphene allows nano-engineering control for the first time
The amazing properties of graphene are being put to use more and more, as Evan Reed and Mitchell Ong from ...
