Silicone implants that generate electricity
SOURCE: DIGG • 2010-02-01
TOPICS:
Medicine • Chemistry • Physics • Ceramic Materials • Implants • Prosthetics • Ferroelectric Materials • Lead Compounds • Lead Zirconate Titanate • Piezoelectricity • Silicone • Breast Implant • Technology_internet • Environment
[143 diggs @ General Sciences] The new technology, developed at Princeton University in the States, involves adding piezo-electric lead zirconate titanate (PZT) to silicone, creating a material which generates electricity when squeezed, mashed or wobbled. read more »
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