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Date: May 30, 2014 SPACE & TIME

Source: Asociación RUVID Astrophysicists Discover Planets in

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Summary: A new step toward the perfect acoustic absorber. Researchers have designed and ex- Microlensing
perimentally evaluated in the laboratory a new structure made of conventional porous
materials –- used in the construction industry -- that permit the complete absorption of Natural Telescope: New
sound at a wide range of frequencies. Magnification Record for
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A new step toward the perfect acoustic absorber. Smart Gel
Air conditioning Researchers of the Universitat Politècnica de
Crane (machine) València at the Campus de Gandia have designed
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Acoustics and experimentally evaluated in the laboratory a Produces 3-D Images Floating in
new structure made of conventional porous materi- 'Thin Air'
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als -- used in the construction industry -- that permit
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the complete absorption of sound at a wide range
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X-ray
The Technical University of Denmark, the LUNAM Université of Le First Experimental Evidence for
Mans (France) and the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO, in Superionic Ice
Spanish) have also taken part in this project. The results have
been released in Scientific Reports, from Nature Publishing.
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"Our study tackles one of the most important problems of society Falling from the Sky
today from a new point of view: the design of materials and sur-
faces able to significantly reduce noise. In view of the results, we
believe we have taken an important step toward the perfect ab- Natural Telescope: New
Magnification Record for
sorber. And that has been done just by reconfiguring a known ma- Magnification by Gravitational
terial," says Víctor Sánchez-Morcillo, researcher at the Campus de Lensing
Gandia of the Universitat Politècnica de València and director of
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the Master's Degree in Acoustic Engineering, taught at this cam-
pus. Wireless Energy Source Generates Electricity

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In their work, the researchers have demonstrated how the de- from Simple Motions Such as
signed structure achieves extraordinary sound absorption using an Waves, Clapping Hands
apparently contradictory strategy: the sound attenuation increases
when the quantity of absorbent material is reduced. This way, a to-
Building Miniature Optical Antennas
tally reflective surface becomes a perfect absorbent despite the Using DNA as a Guide
fact that, for the most part, there is no material that absorbs sound.

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As for its possible applications, Víctor Sánchez says that the
study's conclusions open a new way to design new noise reduc-
tion solutions such as the development of new baffles to reduce
Dissatisfaction in Three Dimensions
noise pollution caused by roads, railways, etc.

All the experimental development of this work has been done at

the Campus de Gandia of the Universitat Politècnica de València,
Engineers 3-D Print Shape-Shifting
a center with a wide research and teaching experience related to
Smart Gel
acoustics.

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Journal Reference:

1. J. Christensen, V. Romero-García, R. Picó, A. Cebrecos, F. J.

García de Abajo, N. A. Mortensen, M. Willatzen, V. J.
Sánchez-Morcillo. Extraordinary absorption of sound in
porous lamella-crystals. Scientific Reports, 2014; 4 DOI:
10.1038/srep04674

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