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Acoustic Levitation

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Researchers used sound waves to levitate droplets of water. This approach allows the water to evaporate, which concentrates the sample for spectroscopic detection of harmful heavy metal contaminants such as lead and mercury in water.

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Jairo Peralta and Victor Contreras, Instituto de Ciencias Físicas UNAM

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