Scientists in India have developed material that may soon make it possible for damaged electronic components to repair themselves. Daily use devices often break down due to mechanical damage, which decreases the life of the equipment and increases maintenance costs. In autonomous spacecraft, human intervention for the repair and restoration of an electronic component damaged by a mechanical impact is not possible. Keeping such necessities in mind, scientists have developed piezoelectric molecular crystals that generate electricity under mechanical impact. “The material may find application in high-end micro-chips, high precision mechanical sensors, actuators, micro-robotics, and so on.

Source: Hindustan Times July 24, 2021 14:03 UTC