Common Lighter, the Piezoelectric Source (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Common Lighter, the Piezoelectric Source

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Image shows a common butane lighter (left) from which the researchers obtained a piezoelectric component used in the ElectroPen (right), an inexpensive electroporator which has a 3D-printed case.

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Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech

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