Disturbing a material’s crystal lattice can create a charge imbalance that leads to a voltage across the material.
World’s largest database of piezoelectric properties published
Automotive expansion meets strong demand for aluminum vehicles
Alcoa Inc., New York, completed an expansion at its Tennessee facility dedicated to supplying aluminum sheet to the automotive industry.
New technique could make cement manufacturing carbon-neutral
Concrete is found all over cities and stretches across the land in a vast network of highways
Liquid crystals could detect neuro-degenerative disease
A group of researchers at the University of Chicago’s Institute for Molecular Engineering (IME) is putting liquid crystals to work in a completely unexpected realm: as detectors for the protein fibers implicated in the development of neuro-degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
Boeing opens advanced R&D center for composite and fuselage manufacturing
Boeing, North Charleston, S.C., has opened a 104,000-sq. ft. Research & Technology-South Carolina center, to lead the company’s research and development efforts in advanced manufacturing of composite fuselage and propulsion systems.