Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have produced ultrathin bismuth ferrite (BiFeO₃) films that deliver a fourfold ...

Powerful electronics don't have to come at an environmental cost. Scientists at Osaka Metropolitan University have developed ...

Enhanced performance of materials is one of the cornerstones of materials engineering. Such enhancements are often obtained by forming known materials in new ways that allow exceptional properties to ...

Piezo elements are electromechanical transducers that convert mechanical forces (pressure, tensile stress or acceleration) into voltages. The inverse piezoelectric effect, precisely the opposite, ...

Improvement in the design of medical equipment for better-streamlined functionality and performance is influenced by a number of critical factors. The research, design, modeling, testing, prototyping, ...