Scientists have illuminated the basic mechanism of Piezo proteins, which function as sensors in the body for mechanical stimuli such as touch, bladder fullness, and blood pressure. The discovery is a ...

Ultrasonic sensor transducers work well in medical applications such as patient monitoring, flow measurement and air bubble detection used in infusion systems, pharmaceutic devices or spirometry.

A lot of it comes down to special materials called piezoelectrics. Now, imagine being able to 3D print these materials into ...

How researchers are modifying basic materials to enhance and tailor transducer performance. Efforts and results achieved with piezoelectric materials. Efforts and results achieved with triboelectric ...

Sensors used to monitor extreme environments need to provide reliable measurements despite high temperatures and harsh conditions. Now, researchers have developed a piezoelectric sensor that works at ...