This work focused on addressing the need for the development of a renewable power source for wireless sensor nodes via energy scavenging using thin film piezoelectrics. The novality of this research is the growth of epitaxial PZT on a Si platform. The films were grown with good consistency using pulsed laser deposition. Using the optimized piezoelectric film properties, an analytical and finite element model was generated to predict the output power for a single unimorph, 5.5 nW/beam, and over a cubic cm, 80-200 microWatts/cm3. A microfabrication technique was developed to manufacture the...

What is the mystery surrounding the disappearance of eighty-nine year old Shirley Emerson's youngest sister during the War? What is the other secret Shirley has kept for nearly sixty years? Will she be able to shed light on these events now that her memory is fading? As her daughter Debbie - hoping for new opportunities for herself - gets caught up in her mother's affairs, she finds herself in turmoil, and is forced to confront some uncomfortable memories of her own. But a new romance beckons. Will Debbie finally find love? And why does she go from the tranquillity of England's southern...