Before humans discovered ultrasound for a variety of medical, technical and military applications, nature had perfected it over millions of years for navigation under and above water. Dolphins and ...

Piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers play a critical role in modern sensing and actuation by converting electrical signals into high‐frequency mechanical vibrations and vice versa. Recent advances ...

Throughout the surgical process, the surgeon must have access to a real-time assessment of blood vessels to make evaluations relative to the flow of blood. Piezo transducers are at the heart of ...

To increase the accessibility of piezoelectric transducers and actuators for OEM designers, manufacturers may package these devices inside a protective arrangement of flexures. This approach offers a ...

How does a piezoelectric transducer (actuator) work? Modern Piezo actuators are based on thin piezoceramic layers manufactured in a co-fired process to form a monolithic unit. They are also called ...

Ultrasonic sensor transducers work well in medical applications such as patient monitoring, flow measurement and air bubble detection used in infusion systems, pharmaceutic devices or spirometry.

A lot of it comes down to special materials called piezoelectrics. Now, imagine being able to 3D print these materials into ...

This is considerably more sophisticated than the circuitry that makes your sneakers flash when you run. Here's what it looks like from the outside: (Source: Linear Technology Corp.) This is a sweet ...

Targeted for use in, among other things, pressure belt and flex circuit applications on aerodynamic surfaces during flight tests, as well as on small-scale models in wind tunnel tests, this sensitive ...