NTUsg researchers develop flexible piezoelectric crystal
E-Mail IMAGE: NTU Prof Fan Hong Jin (left) with PhD student Mr Hu Yuzhong, both holding the new piezoelectric crystal which can flex up to 40 times more than conventional ferroelectric crystals... view more Credit: NTU Singapore A team of researchers led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed a new material, that when electricity is applied to it, can flex and bend forty times more than its competitors, opening the way to better micro machines. Conversely, when it is bent, it generates electricity very effectively and could be used for better...