Thus, piezoelectricity may be a universal property of living tissue, and may play a significant part in several physiological phenomena ...

To observe pyroelectricity, we can heat a crystal uniformly and observe the change in polarization. Piezoelectricity is found in useful applications such as the production and detection of sound, ...

The first two chapters introduce dielectrics and microscopic materials properties, while the following chapter discusses pyroelectricity and piezoelectricity. The larger part of the text is devoted to ...