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Three-Dimensional Mid-Air Acoustic Manipulation

Jan 3, 2014

Three-Dimensional Mid-Air Acoustic Manipulation [Acoustic Levitation] (2013,2014-)

Three-Dimensional Mid-Air Acoustic Manipulation (2013,2014-)

Yoichi Ochiai / 落合陽一(The University of Tokyo / 東京大学)
Takayuki Hoshi / 星貴之(Nagoya Institute of Technology / 名古屋工業大学)
Jun Rekimoto / 暦本純一 (The University of Tokyo / Sony CSL)

http://96ochiai.ws/3DOFacoustic
contact: yoichi.ochiai@me.com

The essence of levitation technology is the countervailing of gravity. It is known that an ultrasound standing wave is capable of suspending small particles at its sound pressure nodes and, so far, this method has been used to levitate lightweight particles, small creatures, and water droplets.
The acoustic axis of the ultrasound beam in these previous studies was parallel to the gravitational force, and the levitated objects were manipulated along the fixed axis (i.e. one-dimensionally) by controlling the phases or frequencies of bolted Langevin-type transducers. In the present study, we considered extended acoustic manipulation whereby millimetre-sized particles were levitated and moved three-dimensionally by localised ultrasonic standing waves, which were generated by ultrasonic phased arrays. Our manipulation system has two original features. One is the direction of the ultrasound beam, which is arbitrary because the force acting toward its centre is also utilised. The other is the manipulation principle by which a localised standing wave is generated at an arbitrary position and moved three-dimensionally by opposed and ultrasonic phased arrays. We experimentally confirmed that various materials could be manipulated by our proposed method.

Yoichi Ochiai, Takayuki Hoshi, Jun Rekimoto: Three-dimensional Mid-air Acoustic Manipulation by Ultrasonic Phased Arrays arXiv:1312.4006 [physics.class-ph]
http://arxiv.org/abs/1312.4006

@ARTICLE{2013arXiv1312.4006O,
author = {{Ochiai}, Y. and {Hoshi}, T. and {Rekimoto}, J.}, title = "{Three-dimensional Mid-air Acoustic Manipulation by Ultrasonic Phased Arrays}",
journal = {ArXiv e-prints},
archivePrefix = "arXiv",
eprint = {1312.4006},
primaryClass = "physics.class-ph",
keywords = {Physics - Classical Physics, H.5.2}, year = 2013, month = dec,
adsurl = {http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013arX...},
adsnote = {Provided by the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System}
}

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God Eternal Within the Body - DNA Encoded Message P1/2

Dec 29, 2013

God Eternal Within the Body - DNA Encoded Message P1/2

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Life Size Doctor Who Flying Tardis!

Dec 18, 2013

Life size Doctor Who Flying Tardis!

Life size Doctor Who flying Tardis!

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It was all going to well, until the crash...

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Avegant Virtual Retinal Display: Prototype Hands-on

Oct 15, 2013

Avegant Virtual Retinal Display: Prototype hands-on

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Move over, Oculus Rift: Avegant's next-gen "virtual retinal display" projects images directly into your eyeballs. CNET's Tim Stevens checks out the prototype, and gets all the details from Avegant CEO Ed Tang.

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6 "Digital Life" Hacks, for Strong & Secure Passwords!

Oct 4, 2013

6 "Digital Life" Hacks, for Strong & Secure Passwords!

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100 Things iPhone 5S - 5C Can't Do Android Phones Can

Sep 20, 2013

100 Things iPhone 5S - 5C Can't do Android Phones Can

With the new release of the iPhone 5C and the iPhone 5S. Everyone expected something magical with iOS7. But Apple decided to once again play it safe. There is so much Android can do that it is becoming apparent that iOS is no longer a threat. Here is a SMALL list of 100 things that iPhone 5S and 5C running iOS 7 still can't do that most newer Android phones can.

100 Things iPhone Still Can't Do Complete List: http://goo.gl/0NneHn

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First Self-healing Polymer That Requires No External Intervention

Sep 18, 2013

The "Terminator" polymer: I'll be back

Scientists report the first self-healing thermoset elastomer that requires no intervention to induce its repair. Self-healing polymers mend themselves by reforming broken cross-linking bonds. An industrially familiar, permanently cross-linked poly(urea–urethane) elastomeric network was demonstrated to completely mend itself after being cut in two by a razor blade. It is the metathesis reaction of aromatic disulphides, which naturally exchange at room temperature, that causes regeneration.

Read more at: http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/201...

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Introduction to Quantum Dots

Sep 14, 2013

Introduction to Quantum Dots

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Drone's Eye View Of Burning Man 2013

Sep 10, 2013

Drone's eye view of Burning Man 2013

Some daytime scenes from around the playa at Burning Man 2013. Be sure to watch in HD at full screen for maximum awesomeness!

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