piezoelectricity
noun
pi·e·zo·elec·tric·i·ty
pē-ˌā-(ˌ)zō-ə-ˌlek-ˈtri-s(ə-)tē 
pē-ˌāt-(ˌ)sō-
: electricity or electric polarity due to pressure especially in a crystalline substance (such as quartz)
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Unlike piezoelectricity, flexoelectricity can occur in materials of any symmetry.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
The type of charge produced is called piezoelectricity, and quartz is the only abundant mineral on Earth that creates it, according to the study.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024
The researchers also tested whether annealing both of these fiber orientations—a heating process that shifts the phase of molecules in the fibers—would affect the textiles’ piezoelectricity and ability to stimulate stem cell growth.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Dec. 2023
This enabled them to directly detect the piezoelectricity induced by friction by measuring the A/C conductance.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Dec. 2023
And piezoelectricity is only one of many electronic capacities Fink’s lab is systematically mastering.
—Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2019
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
The type of charge produced is called piezoelectricity, and quartz is the only abundant mineral on Earth that creates it, according to the study.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024
The researchers also tested whether annealing both of these fiber orientations—a heating process that shifts the phase of molecules in the fibers—would affect the textiles’ piezoelectricity and ability to stimulate stem cell growth.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Dec. 2023
This enabled them to directly detect the piezoelectricity induced by friction by measuring the A/C conductance.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Dec. 2023
And piezoelectricity is only one of many electronic capacities Fink’s lab is systematically mastering.
—Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2019
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piezoelectricity
noun
pi·ezo·elec·tric·i·ty
-ˌlek-ˈtris-ət-ē, -ˈtris-tē
plural piezoelectricities
: electricity or electric polarity due to pressure especially in a crystalline substance (as quartz)
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