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Piezoelectric harvesters convert kinetic energy (resonance) to electrical energy, precluding the need for external electrical sources. The vibration of a spacecraft, for example, can provide sufficient energy to power many of its sensors piezoelectrically. A newly designed piezoelectric harvester incorporating a highly conductive carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) electrode has been shown to provide steady energy loads during resonance, an absolute prerequisite for wireless communication devices to be powered piezoelectrically.