Holographic acoustic elements for manipulation of levitated objects
- Submitting institution
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Swansea University / Prifysgol Abertawe
- Unit of assessment
- 11 - Computer Science and Informatics
- Output identifier
- 32148
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1038/ncomms9661
- Title of journal
- Nature Communications
- Article number
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- First page
- 8661
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 2041-1723
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- October
- Year of publication
- 2015
- URL
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http://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms9661
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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
- 285
- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- Physical rendition of data is an emerging area of research which can support cognition, communication, learning, problem-solving, and decision-making. Acoustic levitation can transcend on-screen digital data with floating everyday particles but suffered from occlusion from multiple directions. This work enabled real-time 3D-visualisation using only one planar array of emitters without occlusion, for which we developed novel real-time computational algorithms and experimental demonstrators. It attracted significant media coverage worldwide (e.g., Reuters, BBC-Click and El-Hormiguero) as the first acoustic tractor-beam. It has inspired many top research-papers in both engineering and science disciplines (e.g., nature) and projects, notably the Horizon2020 ‘Levitate’ project.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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