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Do you know of a material that when electrically charged either swells or shrinks and which returns to original shape when electrical charge is removed?


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My guess is a piezoelectric. Barium Titanate is the grandfather of piezo's.

Dr. Myron

Materials like this are described as piezoelectric. Quartz is one.

Tim Mooney


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