The phrase "a powerful device to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a tool or method that has significant effectiveness or impact in achieving a particular goal or outcome.
Example: "The new software serves as a powerful device to enhance productivity in the workplace."
Alternatives: "an effective tool for" or "a strong means to".
Their function to provoke negative values of them is a powerful device to disaffiliate the readers from this party.
The watch can prove to be a powerful device to have when you're on your next camping trip, or going out skiing during the wintertime.
While prizing the social media platform as a powerful device to promote their shows, executives nonetheless complain that Twitter has given rise to a new journalistic culture of snark that encourages incivility, cheap shots and a pile-on mentality, often at the expense of providing meaningful context and analysis.
We may get strong hints about the nature of dark matter from the LHC but it may be that we will require an even more powerful device to study them properly".
I've been testing out the Gear VR with the Samsung S6 Edge+, and while this isn't a "phone review," it's important to note that it's a powerful device — powerful enough to run consumer-ready VR experiences without a hitch.
In Brevard County, Fla., school officials used E-rate money to install a $1 million network server, a powerful device more suited to the needs of a multinational corporation, in a 650-pupil elementary school.
MS has more energy resources which makes it a powerful device as compared to body sensors and body relays.
In the 3D environment colour is a powerful device that can be used to further overlay visual information on to nodes.
My own childhood was dominated by a powerful device that used an optical interface to transport the user to an alternate reality.
The proposed test is a useful diagnostic tool for assessing the interactions of breaks and unit root type of nonstationarities in time series, in addition to offering a powerful device for detecting changes in persistence.
A comparison of the numerical solutions by FDM [39] and RKM [20] shows that this technique is accurate enough to be known as a powerful device.
