Breaking the boundaries of micro-labs: New technology using sound waves has implications for nanoparticle manipulation

Breaking the boundaries of micro-labs: New technology using sound waves has implications for nanoparticle manipulation

Advanced acoustic flow control on the MAWA platform. Credit: Microsystems and Nanoengineering (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41378-023-00643-8 Acoustofluidics elegantly blends acoustics with fluid mechanics to enable the precise manipulation of fluids and …

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Photonic machine learning using sound waves: Study lays foundation for reconfigurable neuromorphic building blocks

Photonic machine learning using sound waves: Study lays foundation for reconfigurable neuromorphic building blocks

Artist’s impression of photoacoustic computing. Image source: Long Huy Dao Optical neural networks can provide the high-speed and high-capacity solutions needed to solve challenging computing tasks. However, realizing its full …

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The Internet could achieve quantum speeds by preserving light as sound

The Internet could achieve quantum speeds by preserving light as sound

The researchers were able to convert light information into vibrations of the membrane inside the quantum drum and back.Photo credit: Julian Robinson-Tate Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute at the …

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