Piezo discs have been around since the 1970s, and such cheap (and easy-to-handle) discs are widely used by avid electronic hobbyists and experimenting musicians all over the world. A piezo disk ...

Download this article in PDF format. Jacques and Pierre Curie, French physics, discovered the piezoelectric effect in 1880. When some solid material is mechanically compressed or stressed, the ...

Implementing tactile (haptic) feedback in consumer-electronic devices enhances the user’s experience. It provides a sense of touch in a user-interface design and is the newest major interface on ...