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Figure 1

Figure 1. A videocassette tape head positioner senses and follows the tape track path. Using direct and converse piezoelectric effects, the lead zirconate titanate (PZT) bender acts as a smart material with separate electrodes for sensing and actuating. Adapted from Ref 5. Used by permission.

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