Where there's water, there are waves. But what if you could bend water waves to your will to move floating objects? Scientists have now developed a technique to merge waves in a water tank to produce ...

The metamaterial created by Zhang is used to push and rotate an object adorned with the University of Wisconsin’s Bucky the Badger. NEW ORLEANS, May 20, 2025 – Sound can do more than just provide a ...

A hexagon-shaped plastic structure was used to generate waves that merged to form complex patterns on the water surface in a tank for an experiment co-led by Nanyang Technological University, ...

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Researchers manipulated water waves to move ping pong balls with a level of precision that seems straight out of a sci-fi movie. Reading time: Reading time 3 minutes Imagine hopping onto a large ...

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STORY: A UK startup is using soundwaves to make objects levitate in midair. And London-based AcoustoFab says it's "acoustic levitation" is not just a neat trick. It could also have commercial ...

On a June afternoon, the scent of coffee and sea air mingled below deck aboard the Go Adventurer, a medium-sized ship tasked with carrying scientists and survey equipment to map a slice of the ...

No smoke, no mirrors, just sound was all scientists needed to levitate objects in midair. NPR reports that researchers at the University of Tokyo have discovered a new levitation technique through ...

Nick Valencia reports on acoustic levitation developed by AcoustoFab. The wait for Russell Wilson ended before Aaron Rodgers made his decision Bella Ramsey received autism diagnosis after crew member ...