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A new study suggests that planets lacking water could still support life through the presence of ionic liquids formed from sulfuric acid and organic compounds, expanding the potential habitability zones beyond water-based environments.
Chemists at Michigan State University have accidentally discovered the piezoelectric effect in liquids while studying ionic liquids. The piezoelectric material was discovered as the researchers applied pressure to a sample of an ionic liquid in a cylinder, leading to the release of electricity. The researchers suggest that liquid piezoelectric materials could prove to be useful, especially ones made using ionic liquids, because they would be more environmentally friendly than solid materials and could allow more variety in device shape, opening up wider design opportunities.