Acoustic Metasurface Demonstration (VIDEO)

Penn State

Caption

Using their acoustic metasurface (AMS), a team of Penn State researchers are able to shape audio into a tiny “sound spot” about four inches away from the speaker. In the video, the team demonstrated this isolated sound bubble by moving a microphone in and out of the focal point.

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Provided by Jee Woo Kevin Kim

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