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Home >> Photo UPDATED: 10:03, December 01, 2006 No strings attached: Chinese levitate spiders, beetles     A live beetle levitated by sound pressure in an experiment at Northwestern Polytechnic University. In the past researchers at Northwestern Polytechnic University in Xi'an, China have used ultrasound to levitate drops of iridium and mercury, recently they have turned to live subjects and lifted insects and fish -- no strings attached. The original goal was to learn how to manufacture everything from pharmaceuticals to alloys without using containers. At times compounds are too corrosive for containers to hold, or they react with containers in other undesirable ways. A live ant levitated by sound pressure in an experiment at Northwestern Polytechnic University. A live fish (L) and A live ant (R) levitated by sound pressure in an experiment at Northwestern Polytechnic University. Comment on the story Tell a friend Print friendly format Save this

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