Yet another approach is to use piezoelectric crystals, tiny pieces of quartz that vibrate when an electric current goes through them.

The company produced some of the world's leading costume jewelry at the time, using sparkling Austrian crystals.

Once each new work was complete, she took it apart and used the silver and crystals in a new arrangement.

Now event designers have begun using hydrated crystals for displays.

Equipment attributes can be upgraded by using gems, crystals and some silver.

It is common to use crystals that are about 1 mm.

A device that used piezoelectric crystals, which produce electricity when bent, was quiet and cut the power burden.

It is common therefore to use single crystals.

Different cultures throughout the ages have used crystals variously for healing, protection against evil, decoration, and seeing into the future.

We used, piezoelectric crystals as pressure detectors in the muscle piles.