Sentences with phrase «piezoelectric transducers»

Harnessing vibrations from the air using piezoelectric transducers, which would convert that mechanical energy into electricity, seemed like a better idea.

Acoustic tweezers is a microfluidic device that utilizes ultrasound waves produced by piezoelectric transducers to gently and precisely position biological samples without damage.

The athletes» gains in speed and endurance using piezoelectric transducers hidden in their shoes» soles, drawing energy from one footfall and transferring it to the next — known as «foot - boosting» — faced such a public backlash that the burgeoning industry went underground.

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The authors report the current advancement in high frequency piezoelectric crystal micromachined ultrasound transducers and arrays and their biomedical applications.

In physical rehabilitation, therapeutic ultrasound heats deep tissues and can be used to improve the extensibility of connective tissues, decrease pain and muscle spasms, promote tissue healing, and improve the quality of scar tissue.30 Therapeutic ultrasound units generate an ultrasound wave by applying an electric field to an array of piezoelectric crystals located on the transducer surface.

The illustrative electronic device 900 of FIG. 9 includes a mobile communication circuit, a touch sensitive display, wellness sensors, a near field communication circuit, a global positioning system device, an infrared sensor, twin microphones configured for selective beam steering, and a cover layer configured with piezoelectric sensors so as to function as an acoustic transducer and input control device.

The transducers used are piezoelectric, and they are arranged in a pattern close to the bottom of a given substrate.