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  • In development for three years, these so-called piezo injectors create faster, more fuel-efficient combustion.

    latimes.com - News 2011

  • In development for three years, these so-called piezo injectors create faster, more fuel-efficient combustion.

    latimes.com - News 2011

  • One of the cantilevers is stiff; the other is an ultra-thin sensor (called a piezo-resistive strain sensor) that measures the spindle's response to forces when the distance between the two cantilevers is reduced to compress the spindle.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009

  • The eight-hole injection nozzles are driven by what are known as piezo in-line injectors.

    Autoblog 2009

  • It is piezo-electricity -- "piezo" meaning twist, or pressure.

    A Quarter Century of Communications Development 1940

  • Gu and co say that the capacitor should be able to store energy harvested by other devices such as piezo-electric fibres that might also be woven into

    Technology Review RSS Feeds 2010

  • Gu and co say that the capacitor should be able to store energy harvested by other devices such as piezo-electric fibres that might also be woven into

    Technology Review RSS Feeds 2010

  • These other projects include a Japanese train station whose ticketing gates are embedded with piezo pads and Elizabeth Redmond's PowerLeap, both of which also investigate the potential of piezoelectricity and, in the case of these two, how can be spatialized on an urban scale.

    Elastic 2008

  • The writeup mentions piezoelectric, but anyone who has used a piezo lighter knows the force required is way more than anyone would tolerate with a mouse-click.

    Corky Mouse Generates Energy With Every Click | Inhabitat 2010

  • I find this concept very interesting along with the piezo-electric sidewalks proposed to power street lights.

    Generate Energy with Fluxxlab’s ‘Revolution’ Revolving Door | Inhabitat 2008

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