Piezoelectricity is the accumulation of a charge in a solid in response to mechanical stress. Deform the piezoelectric material and electric charge results. This is increasingly important as a source of power for embedded prosthetic devices and for wearable electronics. As the most intimate and most successful sensory interfaces have to be tied directly into the peripheral or central nervous system, piezoelectricity is the most promising means of powering such interfaces long-term.
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