THE extensive use of quartz in piezoelectric oscillators has stimulated the production of synthetic quartz crystals. Spezia 1 in 1906 grew quartz at a temperature somewhat below 300° C.

with quartz being one of the main crystals they focused on. Piezoelectricity first proved its utility in World War I, with submarine warfare and the need for ultrasonic transducers for sonar.

Researchers at University of Limerick in Ireland have developed a new method of growing organic crystals that can ... that exist in the human body. Piezoelectricity, which translates from Greek ...

Piezoelectric crystals are a class of materials that exhibit a unique property called piezoelectricity ... resulting in mechanical deformation. Quartz is a naturally occurring piezoelectric crystal ...

They suspended quartz crystals in a solution rich in gold ... The study also opens new avenues for applying piezoelectricity in mineral processing, potentially reducing the cost and environmental ...