There's a pervasive idea amongst science communicators that you have to use common childlike words to make science accessible -- there's a fear that technical words are elitist and exclusionary. The end result is that every science documentary is now presented like a kids TV show, even when it's targeted at adults.
EDIT: Forgot to add, the researchers referred to it as a "Ferroelectric soft material".
EDIT: Forgot to add, the researchers referred to it as a "Ferroelectric soft material".