Friday, June 20, 2014

Sound sieve lets you choose what to levitate - tech - 20 June 2014 - New Scientist

Sound sieve lets you choose what to levitate - tech - 20 June 2014 - New Scientist: The team etched a thin brass plate with rectangular strips and suspended it in a tank of water. Ultrasound blasted from above sends acoustic waves through the water that cause the plate to resonate with the bottom of the tank. The resulting sound pressure lifts objects placed below the plate according to size and density.

The team sorted small glass beads from larger ones and pulled glass beads away from tin beads of the same size...

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