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8th International Tutorial Workshop on PFM and Nanoscale Electromechanics of...
conferenceThis workshop aims to provide in-depth description and recent advances in piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) and nanoscale electromechanics. It will introduce basic principles of PFM...
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Austenite-Martensite Interface in Shape Memory Alloys
research This is a preprint that is going to appear on Applied Physics Letters. It is somewhat related to a paper by Kaushik Dayal on complex crystalline structure via phase field simulation that was...
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Travel Fellowship for 8th International Workshop on Piezoresponse Force...
conferenceApplication for travel fellowship is now solicited for US postdocotoral scholars and graduate students to participate 8th International Workshop on Piezoresponse Force Microscopy and...
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2011 MRS Spring Meeting Symposium Z: Nanoscale Electromechanics of Inorganic,...
conference We call for contributions from mechanics community to 2011 MRS Spring Meeting Symposium Z: Nanoscale Electromechanics of Inorganic, Macromolecular, and Biological Systems The abstract...
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conference Dear colleagues, There are only five days left to submit an abstract to 2011 MRS Spring Meeting, and we call contributions from mechanics community to Symposium Z: Nanoscale...
View ArticleJournal Club Theme of May 2011: Nanoscale Electromechanics and Piezoresponse...
research Coupling between electrical and mechanical phenomena is ubiquitous in nature and underpins the functionality of materials and systems as diversified as ferroelectrics and multiferroics,...
View ArticleFaculty position in mechanical engineering at the University of Washington
job Formal announcement is pasted below. -------------------------------- The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track...
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The effective thermoelectric properties of layered heterogeneous medium
researchthermoelectric composite JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS 111, 013510 (2012) The effective thermoelectric behavior of layered heterogeneous medium is studied, with the distribution of temperature,...
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Biological Ferroelectricity Uncovered in Aortic Walls by Piezoresponse Force...
research PRL 108, 078103 (2012), http://prl.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v108/i7/e078103 See also Physics Viewpoint by Bin and Huajian, http://physics.aps.org/articles/v5/19 Inside Science News Service,...
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Delineating Local Electromigration for Nanoscale Probing of Lithium Ion...
Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 063901 (2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4742933 (5 pages) Lithium (Li) ion intercalation and extraction are critically important for high performance Li-ion batteries, and...
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Is Thermoelectric Conversion Efficiency of a Composite Bounded by its...
researchthermoelectric compositeWe analyze the conversion efficiency of thermoelectric composites, and conclude that thermoelectric figure of merit ZT as we know it is ill-defined for composites, and...
View ArticleFaculty position at the University of Washington
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position, which will be available at the start of the 2013-2014...
View ArticleDiisopropylammonium Bromide Is a High-Temperature Molecular Ferroelectric...
researchferroelectrics Molecular ferroelectrics are highly desirable for their easy and environmentally friendly processing, light weight, and mechanical flexibility. We found that diisopropylammonium...
View ArticleIs thermoelectric conversion efficiency of a composite bounded by its...
researchThermoelectric; composite; conversion efficiency; bounds Appl. Phys. Lett. 102, 053905 (2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4791684 We analyze the conversion efficiency of a bilayered...
View Article2013 International Tutorial Workshop on Piezoresponse Force Microscopy and...
conferencePiezoresponse Force Microscopy; Nanoscale Electromechanics; Polar Materials2013 International Tutorial Workshop on Piezoresponse Force Microscopy and Nanoscale Electromechanics of Polar...
View ArticleGlucose Suppresses Biological Ferroelectricity in Aortic Elastin
researchBiological ferroelectricity; elastin; PFM PRL 110, 168101 (2003) http://prl.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v110/i16/e168101 Elastin is an intriguing extracellular matrix protein present in all connective...
View ArticlePostdoc position in morphing structures
jobOne postdoctoral research associate position is anticipated at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Washington. The...
View ArticleJournal Club Theme of June 2013: Biological Ferroelectricity: from...
research When a dielectric is placed in an electric field, it becomes polarized - positive and negative charges are separated, producing polarization defined as dipole moment per unit volume....
View Article2014 MRS Spring Meeting Symposium P: Mechanics of Energy Storage and...
conferencehttp://www.mrs.org/spring-2014-call-for-papers-p/ As advanced energy systems with enhanced conversion efficiencies, improved storage capacities and better reliabilities are being developed to...
View ArticleSymposium P: Mechanics of Energy Storage and Conversion—Batteries,...
conference The abstract submission is open from Oct. 1- Nov. 1, 2013, at http://www.mrs.org/spring2014/ As advanced energy systems with enhanced conversion efficiencies, improved storage capacities...
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Molecular ferroelectrics: where electronics meet biology
research Phys.Chem. Chem. Phys., 2013, 15, 20786 DOI: 10.1039/c3cp52501e In the last several years, we have witnessed significant advances in molecular ferroelectrics, with the ferroelectric properties...
View ArticleFerroelectric Switching of Elastin
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View ArticleMechanics of Materials Special Issue on Mechanics of Energy Conversion and...
As advanced energy materials with higher conversion efficiencies, enhanced storage capacities, and better reliabilities are being developed to meet the ever-increasing global energy needs, mechanics...
View Article2015 MRS Spring Meeting: Mechanics of Energy Storage and Conversion
The abstract submission is open now, http://www.mrs.org/spring2015/, and will be due on Oct. 23. Symposium H: Mechanics of Energy Storage and Conversion─Batteries, Thermoelectrics and Fuel Cells As...
View ArticleWashington Research Foundation Innovation Fellows Program in Clean Energy
We are pleased to announce the Washington Research Foundation Innovation Fellows Program in Clean Energy (http://www.cei.washington.edu/innovation). With the generous support of the WRF, we have been...
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