Saturday, October 31, 2015

Levitation!

It always makes me feel good when science catches up to science fiction.  Or, maybe the past.  Both have had their elements of using unseen forces -- in this case, sound -- to manipulate and move objects.  I remember reading/watching a discussion about using sound to transport stones (think pyramids...).  Experiments like the below just make that seem even more realistic.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2015/1028/How-the-sonic-tractor-beam-levitates-and-manipulates-objects