Nature Communications (Feb 2017)

Wave-based liquid-interface metamaterials

  • N Francois,
  • H Xia,
  • H Punzmann,
  • P W Fontana,
  • M Shats

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14325
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Here, Francoiset al. propose a method of remotely shaping particle trajectories by using rotating waves on a liquid gas interface. The superposition of orthogonal standing waves creates angular momentum which is transferred from waves to floating microparticles, guiding them along closed trajectories.