Powering Up
Credit: U.S. Navy
Piezoelectrics are used in sensitive applications, among them ultrasonic transducers, noise-suppression systems, vibration controls and sensors (photo shows submarine sonar). The most effective materials are crystals and ceramics, which are polar. Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)...
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