Electrified Crystals

Credit: Nan Yao, Gerald Poirier and Shiyou Xu, Princeton University Art of Science Competition. 

Piezoelectric nanostructures, or those that produce an electric charge when a mechanical stress, such as squeezing or stretching, is applied could provide a clean alternative energy source. The crystal structures in this image were formed when the material was placed under high temperature and pressure.

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