Implementing piezoelectric materials as actuators, vibrators, resonators, and transducers
requires the availability of a properties database and scaling laws to allow the actuator or …

In chapters contributed by 24 university & government laboratories, Nanoengineering of
Structural, Functional, and Smart Materials combines wide-ranging research aimed at the …

There are numerous engineering design problems where the use of wires to transfer power
and communicate data thru the walls of a structure is prohibitive or significantly difficult that it …

A low-power, non-thermal ultrasonic de-icing system is introduced as a possible substitute
for current electro-thermal systems. The system generates delaminating ultrasonic …

Ultrasonic cutting has existed in surgery since the 1950s. However, it was not until the end of
the 20th century that advances in ultrasonic tool design, transduction and control allowed …

Electrical impedance matching of ultrasonic transducers is important in optimizing the
energy consumption as well as guaranteeing equipment safety for ultrasonic systems in both …

Five piezoelectric series bimorph actuators with different lengths were measured to examine
the effect of frequency on vibration velocity. It is found that the vibration velocity is frequency …

Measurement and Modelling of Self-Heating in Piezoelectric Materials and Devices |
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This work presents an experimental method for obtaining the best excitation pulse type and
width for optimal driving of an industrial non-destructive testing (NDT) ultrasound transducer …

Abstract In August 2011 at the International Symposium on Integrated Functionalities in
Cambridge, a whole session was devoted to the electrocaloric effect, which is undergoing a …