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Michigan Technological University
Education•Houghton, Michigan, United States•
About: Michigan Technological University is a education organization based out in Houghton, Michigan, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Volcano. The organization has 8023 authors who have published 17422 publications receiving 481780 citations. The organization is also known as: MTU & Michigan Tech.
Topics: Population, Volcano, Catalysis, Asphalt, Computer science
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TL;DR: In this paper, the structural and compositional differences between each actuator are incorporated in the discussion of the effectiveness of each actuators as a power-harvesting device, and the differences in performance in power harvesting applications between several of these new actuators and the reasons for their relative performance characteristics.
Abstract: The use of piezoelectric materials for power harvesting has attracted significant interest over the past few years. The majority of research on this subject has sought to quantify the amount of energy generated in power harvesting applications, or to develop methods of improving the amount of energy generated. Usually, a monolithic piezoelectric material with a traditional electrode pattern and poled through its thickness is used for power harvesting. However, in recent years several companies and research institutions have begun to develop and market a broad range of piezoelectric composite sensor/actuator packages, each conceived for specific operational advantages and characteristics. Commonly, these devices are employed in control and vibration suppression applications, and their potential for use in power-harvesting systems remains largely unknown. Two frequently implemented design techniques for improving the performance of such actuators are the use of interdigitated electrodes and piezofibers. This paper seeks to experimentally quantify the differences in performance in power-harvesting applications between several of these new actuators and to identify the reasons for their relative performance characteristics. A special focus on the structural and compositional differences between each actuator is incorporated in the discussion of the effectiveness of each actuator as a power-harvesting device.
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TL;DR: In this article, a bandpass filter was used to collect photons in the ultra-violet (UV) region where SO 2 selectively absorbs UV light and measured the SO 2 content of volcanic plumes.
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TL;DR: In this article, the effects of direct injection (DI) strategies on the combustion and emission characteristics of a modified light duty RCCI engine, fueled with natural gas (NG) and diesel were numerically investigated.
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VU University Amsterdam1, Netherlands Institute for Space Research2, Michigan Technological University3, University of the Witwatersrand4, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research5, Sao Paulo State University6, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation7, Natural Resources Canada8, University of Montpellier9, University of Maryland, College Park10, Max Planck Society11, University of Alcalá12, World Agroforestry Centre13, University of Washington14, University of Idaho15, Australian National University16, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research17, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich18
TL;DR: The workshop that led to this paper was sponsored by the EU FP7 COCOS project as discussed by the authors, and the authors acknowledge funding from the European FP7 MACC-II project (contract number 218793) and the EUFP7 GeoCarbon project (Contract number 283080).
Abstract: The workshop that led to this paper was
sponsored by the EU FP7 COCOS project. Thijs van Leeuwen,
Guido van der Werf, and Rob Detmers acknowledge funding from
the EU FP7 MACC-II project (contract number 218793) and the
EU FP7 GeoCarbon project (contract number 283080).
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TL;DR: Through a literature review, an argument emerges that to date has never been fully articulated: that advocacy is nearly unavoidable, and that scientists have a responsibility to advocate to the best of their abilities, to improve their advocacy abilities, and to advocate in a justified and transparent manner.
Abstract: Debate about the nature and appropriateness of advocacy by environmental scientists is important—it represents understanding the role of these citizens in our society. Much has been written about advocacy by scientists, and that literature describes substantial diversity in reasons why advocacy by scientists is or is not appropriate. Despite the nature of this literature there has been no comprehensive, system- atic review of why some favor and others oppose advocacy by environmental scientists. Through a literature review we catalogued, categorized, and critiqued the arguments used for and against the appropriateness of advocacy by environmental scientists. Most arguments, whether for or against advocacy, are characterized by some significant deficiency. From our analysis of the literature an argument emerges that to date has never been fully articulated: that advocacy is nearly unavoidable, and that scientists, by virtue of being citizens first and scientists second, have a responsibility to advocate to the best of their abilities, to improve their advocacy abilities, and to advocate in a justified and transparent manner. We also discuss the meaning and relevance of advocacy being justified and transparent. We suggest scientists expend their efforts to better understand what constitutes appropriate advocacy and spend less effort pondering whether they should advocate.
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Anil K. Jain | 183 | 1016 | 192151 |
Marc W. Kirschner | 162 | 457 | 102145 |
Yonggang Huang | 136 | 797 | 69290 |
Hong Wang | 110 | 1633 | 51811 |
Fei Wang | 107 | 1824 | 53587 |
Emanuele Bonamente | 105 | 219 | 40826 |
Haoshen Zhou | 104 | 519 | 37609 |
Nicholas J. Turro | 104 | 1131 | 53827 |
Yang Shao-Horn | 102 | 458 | 49463 |
Richard P. Novick | 99 | 295 | 34542 |
Markus J. Buehler | 95 | 609 | 33054 |
Martin L. Yarmush | 91 | 702 | 34591 |
Alan Robock | 90 | 346 | 27022 |
Patrick M. Schlievert | 90 | 444 | 32037 |
Lonnie O. Ingram | 88 | 316 | 22217 |