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Discourse: Piezorubber with Professor Michael McAlpine

A conversation with Princeton Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Michael McAlpine, about his invention of piezorubber—the new hybrid smart material that could change the way we power tomorrow’s portable devices and more… Learn how some materials can convert mechanical energy into useful electricity via the piezoelectric effect.  Discover how a quartz watch keeps accurate [...]

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