Piezoelectricity was predicted and discovered in 1880 by Pierre and Jacques Curie with several different types of materials including but not limited to, quartz crystals. The word piezoelectric originated from the Greek word “piezein” which means to press. This describes the appearance of an electrical force to appear in certain materials when the material is subjected to pressure. When mechanical pressure is placed on quartz, the ions in the cells are displaced - then amplified through the copper to create ionization of the surrounding particles in the area. (The mechanical pressure in these pyramids happens when the resin is curing and squeezes down around the crystals and metals to create the electrical charge.)
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