One application might help build better electronics. Electronics manufacturers such as Nitronex Corporation, which donated the piezoelectric materials used in the study, make devices grown out of gallium nitride (GaN) and aluminum nitride (AlN), which are grown on a substrate and consist of layers of very thin films.
Chin(noun) the lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point of the under jaw. Chin(noun) the exterior or under surface embraced between the branches of the lower jaw bone, in birds.
The chin-up (also known as a chin or chinup) is a strength training exercise. People frequently do this exercise with the intention of strengthening muscles such as the latissimus dorsi and biceps, which extend the shoulder and flex the elbow, respectively. It is a form of pull-up in which the range of motion is established in relation to a person's chin.