3D-Printed Acoustic Metasurface (IMAGE)

Penn State

3D-Printed Acoustic Metasurface

Caption

Researchers from Penn State have created a 3D-printed speaker covering that can tightly focus sound waves into a tiny point in space, like a magnifying glass focusing a beam of light.

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Provided by Jee Woo Kevin Kim

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