Researchers create acoustic metamaterial ‘superlens’

The team at University of Illinois is responsible for advancements in acoustic imaging which could have many applications. Photo: L. Brian Stauffer

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A team at the University of Illinois, Chicago, has developed the world’s first acoustic ‘super lens’. It is proposed that this innovation could be used for high-resolution ultrasound imaging, non-destructive structural testing of buildings and bridges, and underwater stealth technology or "acoustic cloaking".

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