EuroEAP 2025, Austria

Soft Transducers and Electromechanically Active Materials represent a fast growing scientific field of research and development.

They consist of soft polymeric materials, devices or systems that can convert, react or adapt to an external stimulus (such as electrical, magnetic, electromagnetic, mechanical, pneumatic, thermal or chemical) and transduce it into a different form of energy, exhibiting changes (e.g. in terms of shape, size, force, stiffness, surface texture, polarization, colour, etc.), which can be used for diverse needs, including actuation, sensing and energy harvesting.

The EuroEAP international conference, organized by the EuroEAP Society with a not-for-profit distinctive character and always held in Europe, in charming and easy-to-reach locations, is primarily aimed at sharing and disseminating the latest advances and findings in this emerging field.

WES is investigating conceptual approaches to integrate and apply these Direct Generation technologies as part of wave energy converter systems.

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