Ice can generate electricity when bent, a process called flexoelectricity. The discovery connects to lightning formation and ...

Scientists have discovered that ordinary ice is a flexoelectric material, capable of generating electricity when bent or ...

Ferroelectric crystals are a special class of materials that exhibit spontaneous electric polarization, which can be reversed by applying an external electric field. These crystals have a ...

Multiferroics are materials that exhibit more than one ferroic property, typically ferroelectricity (i.e., a spontaneous electric polarization that can be reversed by electric fields) and ...

The experiments demonstrate that ice exhibits two distinct types of electrical behavior: flexoelectricity at higher ...

In storm clouds, ice does more than just float or fall—it might actually help generate electricity. A new study in Nature Physicsfinds that when ordinary ice is bent, it can produce an electric charge ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) In their pursuit of device miniaturization, researchers are exploring the untapped potential of two-dimensional materials. These atomically thin crystals, with their unique ...

Researchers at Tohoku University have developed a new photonic router capable of directing quantum information with over 99% ...

A new class of semiconductors that can store information in electric fields could enable computers that run on less power, sensors with quantum precision, and the conversion of signals between ...