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Are there any materials that contract when a small electrical current is applied to it? What would be the necessary physical properties of such a material?
CJ
CJ
hmm, are you suggesting to take a rabbit and apply electric shock to it? Indeed, this might work tooOriginally posted by wj
If you find anything that might work as well as organic muscle please tell me about it.
Depends on which axis of the crystal the current is applied. I know the attachment I posted is a little small to read but it shows different configurations and the lenght(or angle) vs. voltage....while piezoelectric ceramics expand with current. I don't know the specs for either one.
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The material's composition, temperature, and external electrical field can all affect its electrical properties. For example, a material's conductivity may decrease as temperature increases, or its dielectric constant may change when exposed to a strong electrical field.
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