Metamaterial bricks and quantization of meta-surfaces
- Submitting institution
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Swansea University / Prifysgol Abertawe
- Unit of assessment
- 11 - Computer Science and Informatics
- Output identifier
- 32147
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1038/ncomms14608
- Title of journal
- Nature Communications
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- First page
- 14608
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 1
- ISSN
- 2041-1723
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- April
- Year of publication
- 2017
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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- Research group(s)
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- Citation count
- 91
- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- Personalised physical fabrications for rendering data for multi-sensory interaction is an emerging research area. Acoustic-fields can transcend on-screen digital data by levitating everyday particles, and giving mid-air tactile feedback and directed audio. However, they suffer from occlusion from multiple directions and high-cost of emitter arrays. This work addressed these problems by using only one emitter and low-cost pre-computed 3D-printed sets, for which we developed novel algorithms and experimental demonstrators. The paper attracted worldwide media coverage as 'sound-shaping super-material' and inspired research-papers in top engineering and science journals (e.g., Nature) and projects, including two UKRI fellowships and one start-up company “Metasonics”.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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