Scientists Finally Solved a Massive Mystery About Static Electricity Using Acoustic Levitation
Levitating matter with sound. Experimental setup with an acoustically levitated particle of silica. Credit: Thomas Zauner/ISTA When microscopic…
How acoustic levitation was scaled beyond a single particle
Sound is energy carried by vibrations moving through matter. It is something we hear, not something we expect…
Acoustic Levitation Breakthrough Uses Sound to “Float” Multiple Objects in Midair
Austrian scientists working to perfect acoustic levitation have broken through a critical barrier by using electrical charges, allowing…
Hypersonic Levitation Spinning Speeds Cell Isolation
Many of the most devastating illnesses are like black boxes to science. Most cancer deaths, for example, are…
Levitation Breakthrough: Scientists Create Levitating Disk That Requires No External Power
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) scientists have achieved a levitation breakthrough by creating a virtually frictionless,…