The key to an instrument like this is precise movement. [Dan] achieves that by using a normal piezo disk. These disks are used as speakers and buzzers in everything from smoke detectors to ...

This simple STM setup utilises a piezoelectric actuator constructed by deliberately cutting a piezo speaker into four quadrants. With individual drive wires attached to the four quadrants.

Researchers discovered that PIEZO1, a pressure-sensitive protein, regulates gut motility and immune responses. In mice, ...

Highly specialized inertial piezo motors are often needed for nanoscale motion and position control of system parts in scanning probe tools. In order to handle strong frictional holding forces between ...