One of the keys to making the latest generation of diesel engines as clean and efficient as they are has been common rail injection systems and, more recently, piezo electric injectors.

One of the keys to helping clean up diesel emissions and improving performance in recent years has been the piezo electric fuel injectors developed by companies like Bosch, Continental and Delphi.

[David Buchanan] has written a piece investigating glitching attacks on PC memory, and the tool he’s used is the ubiquitous piezoelectric lighter. Attaching a short piece of wire to one of the ...

It consists of a piezoelectric gas grill igniter ... but it’s a cheap way to start exploring the potential of fault injection. Thanks to [Jonas] for the tip.

Piezoelectric actuators in particular have ... such as precise tweezers for picking and placing a chip part or an injector ...