Monday, January 24, 2011

Levitation With Sound




Liquid droplets, while useful for research, are easily contaminated by other liquids or surfaces. In response, scientists are making liquids bounce or float in air. Droplets on oil's surface eventually collapse but employing sound vibrations makes droplets lightly bounce, thereby separating the droplets from the oil.

Here's a video of ultrasonic levitation.

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