... (ZnO) can be controlled through the application of strain from a mechanical action. The change in resistance can be detected electronically ... provide the most sensitive way to translate these gentle mechanical actions into electronic signals that can be used by electronic devices ...
... recently named the SHE project one of the "commitments to action" at the Clinton Global Initiative's annual meeting ... them through a series of chemical treatments and mechanical actions in order to change their composition from coarse ...
... different variables associated to the mechanical response of this sculpture, such as meteorological actions or conditions that it is subjected to, but it could be used to monitor ... registered are velocity and direction of the wind (this is the main mechanical action that impacts the monument), the degree of flexion ...
... -electromechanical systems (MEMS) and microfluidic devices. The mechanical action used to initiate the strain could be as simple as pushing ... and Engineering. "This type of device would allow mechanical action to be interfaced with electronics, and could be the basis for a new ...
... is making those materials much smarter. By adding a gate to piezoelectric circuits, researchers have turned a mechanical action directly into a logic operation for the first ...
... ions from one side of the cell to the other when the membrane is deformed by mechanical stress. The lithium ions driven through ... approach," Wang said. "Almost anything that involves mechanical action could provide the strain needed for charging ...
... Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, France. While mechanical action can break chemical bonds -- for example, in the wear and tear of textile fibers -- mechanical force can also be used to synthesize new chemical compounds ...
(Phys.org)—Solvents are omnipresent in the chemical industry, and are a major environmental and safety concern. Therefore the large interest in mechanochemistry: an energy-efficient alternative that ...
... ." The external forces affecting a cell could arise from such mechanical actions as blood flow, trauma to the body ... . "It's becoming more and more clear that the ability of the cell to vary its mechanical environment, in addition to responding to what's going ...
... a new way of turning infrared light into mechanical action, opening the door to more sensitive infrared ... than changes in resistance, our detector works by connecting mechanical motion to changes in temperature." The advantage to this approach ...
