Acoustic manipulation off a reflective surface (VIDEO)

Tokyo Metropolitan University

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A hemispherical array of ultrasound transducers with phase and amplitude control is driven to create an acoustic field which can trap and lift a polystyrene ball off a reflective surface.

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Tokyo Metropolitan University

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