IEEE Spectrum on MSN1d
Ultrasonic Beams Create Private Sound Pockets
Ultrasonic beams fired through a 3D-printed metasurface can create localized pockets of sound that are inaudible to ...
Wild Ultrasonic Beam Tech Bends Sounds For Private Listening Without Headphones
A new invention has proven that audio can successfully be transmitted directly to a listener's ears without being audible to others around.
ZME Science23h
Scientists Create Invisible Sound Bubbles Where You Can Listen Without Headphones and They Are Freakishly Cool
The researchers created localized pockets of sound, called “audible enclaves.” These enclaves are like small, invisible sound ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN1d
Sound-bending tech lets you hear music without earphones while others are undisturbed
The person standing at that point can hear sound, while anyone standing nearby would not. This creates a privacy barrier ...
New Atlas5d
Swirling sound waves used to rip apart kidney stones
The treatment of kidney stones could soon be getting much faster, easier, and safer. Scientists have devised a method of ...
EL PAÍS English2h
A new technique sends sound to a specific person without the surrounding people hearing it
The researchers believe that these ‘whispering beams’ could be used to transmit personalized messages in public spaces, such ...
Study Finds on MSN21h
End Of Headphones? New ‘Audible Enclaves’ Deliver Sound Only to Your Ears
Learn about localized audio spots, dubbed "audible enclaves," which can be placed with pinpoint accuracy while remaining ...
Knowridge Science Report6h
Scientists create ‘audible enclaves’ for private listening without headphones
Imagine being able to listen to your favorite podcast or song without disturbing others—without using headphones. A team of researchers at Penn State has made a breakthrough in audio engineering that ...
Tech Xplore on MSN1d
'Audible enclaves' could enable private listening without headphones
It may someday be possible to listen to a favorite podcast or song without disturbing the people around you, even without ...
The Engineer9h
Audible enclaves provide audio without headphones or disturbance
According to the researchers, neither beam is audible by itself - it is the intersection of the beams that create a local nonlinear interaction, which generates audible sound. Furthermore, the beams ...
Prototype device uses ultrasound to break up kidney stones
A team from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), belonging to the ...