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Piezoelectric materials are used everywhere: in ultrasound machines, phone microphones, car airbags, and even energy‑harvesting gadgets. But standard piezoelectrical materials, like PZT or quartz, are ...

Materials informatics is reshaping the landscape of materials research and development, bringing the full power of the data revolution to science and engineering. By leveraging AI, machine learning, ...

Dr Hayashi, a biomedical engineer at the University of Reading’s School of Biological Sciences, said: "Our research shows that even very simple materials can exhibit complex, adaptive behaviours ...