Time crystals demo (IMAGE)

New York University

Time crystals demo

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NYU physics researchers have observed a new type of time crystal—one whose particles levitate on a cushion of sound while interacting with each other by exchanging sound waves. Above, a bead (purple) is suspended in mid-air by sound waves emanating from (black) circular speakers arranged in a six-inch-tall 3D-printed frame. 

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NYU's Center for Soft Matter Research

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