Acoustic Tractor Beam Breakthrough Could Lead To Levitating Humans
Here’s an idea that is really gaining traction: for the first time, University of Bristol engineers have created an acoustic tractor beam capable of trapping objects larger than the wavelength of the sound being used.
This discovery could lead to technology capable of manoeuvring drug capsules around the body, container-less transportation systems, and even the levitation of humans for medical or other purposes, the engineers say.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة June 2018 من BBC Earth.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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